A teacher has slammed a Bristol Airport café for using a 'depressing' amount of non-recyclable material.
Frances Jauch from Cheltenham paid a visit to the EAT. store in the airport's departure lounge earlier this year before boarding a flight to Copenhagen.
However, the 35-year-old was dismayed by the amount of single-use plastic and non-recyclable material she claims was provided during her breakfast.
In particular, she was given plastic cutlery, disposable cups and containers for her porridge which she claims were made from non-recyclable cardboard.
In a tweet tagging the breakfast and lunch chain, she said: "Depressing how much single-use plastic and non-recyclable material is included in your 'eat-in' breakfast."
Speaking to Bristol Live , she said: "We would have gone to a different café to be honest if we knew.
"It's unnecessary especially in an airport when everyone is talking about how bad carbon emissions are.
"There seems to be no attempt to reduce plastic.
"The amount of waste people cause is horrendous - it horrifies me."
She added that as a primary school teacher, she often teaches children to be aware of how much plastic they use in their daily lifes.
"It's common in primary schools to learn about plastic now and the kids are really interested," she said.
"It seems adults of the world aren't aware though - it makes me cross."
A spokeswoman for Bristol Airport said it has introduced a number of initiatives to reduce the use of plastic.
“We work with all business partners to reduce plastic where possible and we are making wider changes across the airport," she said.
"Some of these initiatives include coffee cup recycling and installing additional water refill stations in the terminal.
"In recent months we have introduced compostable liquid bags at security search, security trays made of 100 percent recycled materials and providing the opportunity for passengers to empty and reuse their plastic bottles prior to entering the security search area.
"We are not complacent and the work continues with all partners to reduce the use of plastic in the business.”
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