Multiple parties assist in upgrading green consumption, and multiple coffee shops in Xi’an have launched discounts on bringing their own cups

You can see many homemade cups at the coffee shop exit.

Reporter Shi Yuhan, Intern Wang Yujia, Yang Qiantong, Zhang Yao

Portable coffee cups have become a "standard item" for more and more citizens to travel. The "bring your own cup" consumption, which was once driven by store discounts, has now transformed into a low-carbon lifestyle habit that people actively adhere to.

Several coffee shops in Xi'an offer discounts on bringing your own cup

On August 10th, reporters visited more than 20 coffee shops in Xi'an High tech Zone, Qujiang New District, Xiaozhai Business District, etc. and found that "bringing your own cup and getting instant discounts" has become a normalized service. Starbucks, Tims and other chain brands implement a discount policy of 3 to 8 yuan; Manner Coffee stores offer a 5 yuan discount for bringing your own cup; Some local independent cafes have also followed suit.

Yesterday at 9 o'clock, Manner Coffee located in Xi'an Huanpu International Science and Technology Park experienced its busiest time of the day. The reporter saw on site that about 20 to 30% of the customers in the queue brought their own containers. They skillfully handed the cups to the counter, ordered, scanned the code, and picked them up in one go. The salesperson told reporters, "During the morning rush hour, the proportion of customers who bring their own cups is the highest. Some people even come at fixed times every day, and we are familiar with the cups

Xi'an resident Jiang Yixi calculated for the reporter that a single latte was originally priced at 20 yuan. If you bring your own latte every day on weekdays, you can save 25 yuan for 5 days a week. The saved cost can be used to buy two more iced Americano cups.

Citizen Dong Xiaoqiao said that bringing one's own cup is not only a low-carbon and cost-effective choice, but also a small joy in one's life. There are dozens of different styles of accompanying cups collected at home, and "drinking coffee with one's favorite cup makes simple daily consumption full of ceremony

The domestic coffee consumption market continues to expand, with an average annual growth rate of over 15% in the past decade. The huge consumption scale means that disposable cups consume a huge amount, which puts pressure on the ecological environment. According to incomplete statistics, China consumes approximately 100 billion paper cups annually, with each traditional PE coated paper cup emitting 24.77 grams of carbon throughout its lifecycle.

According to the greenhouse gas emission coefficient database for the entire lifecycle of Chinese products and research data from the Public Environment Research Center, a single use of the built-in cup can reduce carbon emissions by about 40 grams. Based on a daily average of 300 cups taken out by a coffee shop, if all self brought cups are used, a single shop can reduce carbon emissions by about 2.7 tons per year, equivalent to planting 150 trees.

The trend of bringing your own cup is still spreading on social media platforms. Many netizens have shared various special accompanying cups, such as glass water bottles, vintage enamel jars, and creative customized containers. The daily scenes of shop assistants dealing with various novel cups have also become popular sharing content, adding a life like fun to low-carbon consumption.

Multiple parties assist in upgrading green consumption in Xi'an

In addition to bringing your own cup to buy coffee, low-carbon living is covering various fields of clothing, food, housing, and transportation for Xi'an citizens: actively carrying eco-friendly cloth bags when shopping, replacing disposable plastic bags; Food and beverage consumption practices the "Clean Your Plate Campaign", and takeaway takes the initiative to remark that "disposable tableware is not required" Prioritizing public transportation such as subways and buses for travel, and reducing carbon emissions from private car travel… These behaviors have become a green lifestyle that everyone can practice.

Not only that, 'reusable' also extends to more containers such as meal boxes and dessert bowls. The reporter learned that some baking shops in Xi'an have started offering small discounts to customers who bring their own packaging boxes. At the same time, the platform has also become a "connector" for green living. The reporter found through actual testing that lifestyle service apps such as Meituan and Dianping have opened the "Bring Your Own Cup" search function, allowing consumers to quickly filter out stores that support bringing their own cups on the platform, reducing the information threshold for green consumption.

Xi'an City has introduced policies to safeguard low-carbon consumption. The Xi'an Municipal Bureau of Commerce will issue the "List of Specific Matters for Ecological Environment Protection" in 2026, which will supervise and manage the sales, use, and recycling of disposable plastic products in the business field, promote the green development of commodity retail enterprises, e-commerce platforms, and the food delivery industry.

In August of this year, the "Carbon Benefit Three Qins" carbon inclusive platform in Shaanxi Province was fully opened to the public for operation, quantifying the public's green carbon reduction behavior and providing value incentives. The low-carbon behavior of citizens in their daily lives is expected to earn points rewards through this platform, further reducing the threshold for the public to participate in green transformation.