Sheila
Google
I would love to see more options for sustainable, plastic-free concessions!
I wonder if you all may be able to supply reusable cups, that theatergoers can choose, or even incentivize and communicate that theater-goers can bring their own reusable cups. Or of course you could provide compostable cups and also have special receptacles for those cups so that they actually get processed.
By 2050, we are slated to have more plastic than fish in our oceans, and over 95% of the plastic that we try to recycle actually ends up in landfills, in incinerators, or our waterways.
Plastics take hundreds of years to break down, and when they do, they break down into micro plastics that are poisoning our water and our food. It is up to venues, concessionaires, everyday people, and policy to wean us off of this destructive material.
I wonder if your theater could take a step in making and keeping Chattanooga beautiful by reducing its plastics output. Thank you for your consideration, and for being a fantastic theater space!