CEC-Cork English College is Going Green for St. Patrick’s Day

CEC-Cork English College are making an effort to reduce waste in their city centre language school by banning all single use plastic from all of their premises.

The school which has been established for more than 40 years has always made a conscious effort to be kind to the environment. This year they are taking another step forward and banning the use of all single use plastics in the school, stating “We are now more conscious than ever about our impact on the environment.In 40 years we have welcomed more than 40,000 international students through our doors. Considering the impact that can be made by 40,000 people was integral to the campaign.”

Did you know that 366 coffee cups are thrown away in Ireland every minute? That’s a horrifying 200 million coffee cups every year!

CEC are asking all students to bring reusable coffee cups and reusable water bottles to school, potentially saving tens of thousands of cups. The school will ban the use of coffee cups, plastic water cups, straws and so on.

CEC rolled out the campaign this week and gave 200 reusable coffee cups to their students in an effort to reduce waste at the school. They also want to express their support to all of the courageous students who protested for climate change in Cork city and all over the world this week.