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Picturesque Kangaroo Island has been chosen as the launch site of a technology enabled pilot program for reusable coffee cups and takeaway food containers. The program is headed by a group of like-minded 成人大片 eChallenge competitors interested in sustainable food and beverage practices.

The four members of the Reusably team dreamt up the idea after meeting during a series of eChallenge workshops run by the Adelaide Business School. Mary Kelly and co-founders Matt Bowie, Filip Rajec and Tom Nicholls have joined with local businesses and organisations on the island to bring the innovative program to reality.

鈥淭here has been a move to compostable packaging in recent years but it still has its drawbacks as this needs to be collected free of contamination from other waste, which means in a lot of places they aren鈥檛 suitable for听composting. The听stainless-steel containers we are trialling here for the first time address that issue as they are reusable, made from 75 per cent recycled content, and there is demand for recycled steel,鈥� said Matt Bowie.

Matt, who wrote his PhD on sustainable coffee practices and consumer behaviour change, says the issue of waste from takeaway food and drink containers听is now of serious concern given the volume of听resources听making听its way into landfills, polluting our beaches and waterways and littering our streets听(including tens of thousands of听plastic听and paper coffee cups that听have听various听coatings, making recycling or composting more challenging).

鈥淭here has been a move to compostable packaging in recent years but it still has its drawbacks as this needs to be collected free of contamination from other waste . . . "Reusably co-founder Matt Bowie.

After three years of research and testing the trial begins in Kingscote, KI - thanks to the community鈥檚 support and its desire to explore innovative solutions to waste. From there, the听team hopes to expand and bring the plan to fruition commercially. As well as community applications, the technology has multiple uses across various industry supply chains.

The way it works is similar to the way the popular city e-scooters and bikes are accessed: an app will allow users to pick up coffee or takeaway food from a participating caf茅 or restaurant in one location, then drop the containers back at another. They are all made from durable stainless steel, so the Australian-designed containers can be washed in a commercial dishwasher - which safely addresses hygiene concerns that have dogged similar operations in the past.

鈥淭he cups and containers were designed in Melbourne and are double-walled, which is important for ease of use by customers and also keeps the coffee and food at the right temperature,鈥� Matt explains. 鈥淥f course, the other advantage is that they are extremely durable and are easy to wash properly, which means they are safe from that standpoint.

鈥淭o join the听network,听you download our app, which requires a nominal monthly subscription, and pick up your coffee or food from one of our participating outlets . . . then drop it back when you鈥檙e done. However, there鈥檚 no requirement to do that immediately 鈥� you could actually have it for a week or more 鈥� and it can be returned later to any participating outlet, not just the one you bought it from. And they are definitely on board here on KI.

鈥淲e decided to trial this on the island; six outlets are taking part and more听coming on board . . . which so far is most of the places in Kingscote. It鈥檚 a three-month pilot and we hope to grow from there. From a commercial point of view, trialling it there is relatively low risk but then we鈥檒l be looking at the city and regions.鈥�

Matt explains the pilot is just one small but classic example of how the University鈥檚 post-graduate programs can lead to commercial opportunities and start-ups that aim to bring fresh ideas, jobs and investment into SA, and adds: 鈥淥bviously we are very excited and in one way or another, we have been brought together through our activities within the University - which has opened a number of doors for us along our journey.鈥�