 Ireland was number one in Europe for plastic waste in 2017, according to Eurostat figures. Each person produced 61 kilograms of waste per year. DCU have started a petition to eliminate the use and sale of single-use plastics on DCU campuses. This includes coffee cups, cutlery, bottles, straws and bags. There's two Euro-reusable cups on campus. Environmental lecturer in DCU, Kieran Fagan, said he is in favour of the reusable cups. We ask students if they think they are a good idea. I think people use them for a while and then kind of forget about them and kind of, I don't know. I think it's a really, really good idea. I think we really need to be more conscious of the environment in every little aspect of our daily lives because it all really adds up and especially when there's so many people on campus it really does add up big time. So I'd say if everybody gets on board with it and doesn't throw them all away every time they use them it could really be a really good initiative. Definitely, I'd be off for that. I'd just be afraid that I forget it and then I have to buy a new reusable cup, but it's great. It's definitely a good idea. I mean, with the amount of waste that we contribute every day of life anyway. There's nothing wrong with reusing a cup a couple of times.