Moon Rabbit cafe in Preston is eliminating single-use plastic products

CUSTOMERS at the new Moon Rabbit cafe in Preston can get their caffeine fix and feel good about it too thanks to its focus on sustainability.

IF GRABBING a morning coffee doesn’t make you feel good enough already, getting your cuppa from Moon Rabbit cafe will help the environment too.

The Preston cafe will do away with single-use plastics, disposable cups and bottles and instead encourage customers to drink from a mug from their collection.

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They’ll even let you take it to work and bring it back.

The sustainability-focused cafe is a project of The Bridge neighbourhood house in Preston and will be a training ground for learners with additional needs.

Chris Lombardo, Sam Fisher and Jack Lombardo at Moon Rabbit cafe. Photo: Luis Enrique Ascui

The six-month Tiered Training and Transition program takes place in the cafe, with a focus on transferable skills to help students transfer into ongoing employment.

The Bridge executive officer Chris Lombardo said public reaction to the program had been positive and the students were excited already.

Profits from the cafe will be go to The Bridge, helping it fund programs, including free lunches.

The cafe, at 218 High St, will hold a launch event on March 16.

For more information, visit moonrabbit.org.au