Hi Steve Langasek <[email protected]> writes:
> On Fri, Jun 07, 2013 at 01:28:07PM +0200, Gaudenz Steinlin wrote: >> I'm relaying this for the people woring on organizing the bar at >> DebConf13. They propose to use reusable cups for selling beverages. The >> cups would not be personal, if you buy a drink, you give back your old >> cup and receive a washed one. Cups will be washed by the bar team in a >> "hotel kitchen" dishwasher. Therefore the bar team estimates that a bit >> more than 2 cups per attendee are needed. The cups will have a DebConf >> logo on them and are a good souvenir to take home from DebConf. It's >> also more ecological to use reusable cups than one way cups and they >> don't break as easily as glasses. I don't know the regulations at Le >> Camp, but in some Swiss cities we might even be required to use reusable >> dishes. > > Most things become a lot less ecological when you start putting them in your > hand luggage and taking them home in planes. I really doubt that the few grams of plastic make a big difference. Unless you just fly to DebConf because of the cup. ;-) > >> We investigated prices of two different providers [1]. Costs are very >> similar. >> >> Costs: 480€ - 550€, depending on colors, producer and exact quantity >> Quanity: 700-800 >> Cup size: 30-40cl > > And do we have an estimate of how much it would cost to use disposable cups > for the week? Not yet. A rough estimate: 2 cups per person per day * 300 attendees * 7 days * CHF 0.10 per cup = 420 CHF =~ 336€ So if my estimate is correct it would be a bit cheaper, but not that much. But if we also need cups for DebCamp, the difference is even smaller or nonexistent. Didier 'OdyX' Raboud <[email protected]> writes: > Hi Gaudenz, hi all, > > Le vendredi, 7 juin 2013 13.28:07, Gaudenz Steinlin a écrit : >> - We charge CHF 2 more for each beverage in a cup wich is bought without >> also giving back one of the cups. If the attendees take their cups >> home in the end, the costs are mostly covered. This is how this is >> most often done at public events in Switzerland. > > I think that's the best option, because it gives the cup a value. By making > sure the cups cost /something/ to the attendees, we ensure people will care > about them and not just "forget them" somewhere and get another one for free > at the bar (which would lead to need way more cups). I'd prefer the first cup for everyone to be free. > > One way to not put the whole cost on attendees would be to hand out the first > cup per attendee at the registration desk but then, if you want another one > (because you lost or broke yours, because you want a souvenir, etc), you get > to buy one at the bar. I agree that only the first cup should be free and that replacements should be paid for. > > As for washing, I'm not sure it's necessary to machine-wash them; if we just > water-rinse (fast hand-wash with only water) them, we can hand each attendee > his own cup back. But it kinda-depends on the durability of the cups (in > particular the marking). IMHO we should leave this to the bar team to decide. They should chosse the way that works best for them. Gaudenz -- Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better. ~ Samuel Beckett ~ _______________________________________________ Debconf-team mailing list [email protected] http://lists.debconf.org/mailman/listinfo/debconf-team
