NOMAD IN THE PRESS

Nomad Cafe, located in the heart of North Vancouver’s residential Mosquito Creek neighbourhood, is the city’s first coffee shop to go without single-use cups. Equipped with a rinsing station at the bar, customers either bring their own cup, purchase one from the cafe or rent a cup with a $2 deposit that they get back when they return their cup. Read more…

On the night before Nomad’s grand opening on May 13, owner Annette Kim couldn’t sleep. Would people be challenging her policy, quibbling, “Why don’t you have cups?”

“Actually, we had no complaining at all,” Kim said. Of the 200 people who visited on opening day, people were more curious than anything. Read more…

Single-use cups and non-recyclable plastics are a huge problem. They usually end up in landfills and often can’t be recycled because of the plastic coating that makes them leak-proof. Since the City of Vancouver’s 25 cents cup fee, more people are turning to reusable cups. Read more…

Instead of a disposable vessel, customers are encouraged to BYOC (bring your own cup), or buy one of the reusable options for sale, ranging from $3 to $22. You can also rent a Mason jar for $2, which is refunded upon return. Read more…

After ordering a drink, customers visiting Nomad Coffee,  located near Mosquito Creek in North Vancouver, hand the cup they prepared in advance to the barista as they are used to. This is because disposable paper cups and plastic cups are never handled here. Read more…