An app to reduce waste: Cork residents generate enough plastics to fill 730 Olympic pools

CUSP founder Simon Ruddy as well as screengrab of how the CUSP app works.

AN Irish startup has claimed it can help households reduce annual single plastic usage by up to 30kgs a year by using an app similar to popular calorie counting or fitness methods.

Roscommon start-up CUSP (Cease Using Single-Use Plastic) said it recently completed a pilot launch for an app, aimed at reducing single-use plastic waste by 1kg per household every month — equivalent to 18 two-litre fizzy drink bottles.