Final Coffee Cup Revolution 2026

The last edition of the Coffee Cup Revolution, a pop-up refund depot run by Binners' Project in Victory Square Park. After 13 years the event closes out by celebrating the binners who built it, reflecting on what it achieved and asking what should come next.

The event began in 2014 under the late Ken Lyotier, whose earlier advocacy helped expand BC's bottle refund system to many non-alcoholic beverage containers. Binners collect coffee cups and receive the refunds directly, and over 13 years the event has diverted more than one million cups. This final edition makes room for binners to say what they want to see next. Binners' Project is a group of waste pickers and support staff working to improve economic opportunities for informal recyclable collectors and reduce the stigma they face.