The co-president of Killarney Chamber of Tourism and Commerce has accused the government of fudging their plans for a so-called latte levy.
Johnny McGuire is calling on the government to fulfill their promise to introduce an environmental fee on single-use cups, akin to 2002's plastic bag levy.
In 2022, then minister for the environment Eamon Ryan led the Circular Economy Bill.
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A 20 cent levy per disposable cup was supposed to be introduced in 2023 to incentivise people to reduce waste.
22,000 disposable coffee cups are thrown out in Ireland every hour.
Mr McGuire says the present government's change-of-heart on the issue has undermined the Killarney Coffee Cup Project:
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