Coffee cups: Do you use your own?

Question 1

disposable

Answer 1

designed to be thrown away after a short time.

have you ever thought about the environmental consequences of all those disposable coffee cups?
indeed. I always carry a reusable cup with me so I don’t have to throw one away.
So if a disposable cup is one you throw away, a reusable one is one that you can use again and again.

there is a big problem with disposable cups in that many of them can’t be recycled, so there is a lot of waste for something we only use for a short time.

Question 2

reusable

Answer 2

designed to be used many times.

have you ever thought about the environmental consequences of all those disposable coffee cups?
So if a disposable cup is one you throw away, a reusable one is one that you can use again and again.

Some of the big chains are now charging customers more for a disposable cup and giving discounts if people bring their own reusable.

Question 3

rolling out

Answer 3

gradually introducing something new to a business.
Also check: filter through / rule out(exclude)

It is something that we are in the process of rolling out and it will be in all of our stores. It’s also not just our stores in which these cups end up.

Question 4

infrastructure

Answer 4

buildings or structures that are needed for something to work.

We’re working with our environmental charity partner Hubbub to increase recycling infrastructure outside of our stores because that too is where a lot of our cups will end up.

New ideas often need new infrastructure. This is usually physical structures that are needed to make something work, for example rail infrastructure includes tracks, stations and signals.

Question 5

a nudge

Answer 5

a gentle push.

If you think you’re having to pay extra for something, as we saw with the plastic bags, we think a similar psychological measure is needed, a nudge measure, to encourage people to remember to bring their reusable cup with them and of course this is something that the coffee shops have been fighting tooth and nail.

She thinks that we consumers need a nudge to help us remember our reusable cups.

Question 6

to fight (something) tooth and nail

Answer 6

to make a strong effort against something.
Also check: I have a sweet tooth.

we think a similar psychological measure is needed, a nudge measure, to encourage people to remember to bring their reusable cup with them and of course this is something that the coffee shops have been fighting tooth and nail.

You don’t need a nudge to carry a reusable coffee cup, do you? Oh, no, I’m all for it. In fact I’d fight tooth and nail to keep hold of my reusable.