The Waterfront Hall, Ulster Hall, SSE Arena, Oh Yeah Centre, Black Box, Voodoo, and The MAC are among the major and smaller venues that will implement reusable cups in the upcoming months as part of a 12-month trial.

The multi-venue reusable cup rollout's next phase is expected to include additional venues.

The plan calls for North Down Marquees to transport the reusable cups to the events and collect the used ones, which will subsequently be cleaned in a central Carryduff washing facility before being given out again.

In mid-January, the SSE Arena is anticipated to be the first participating venue to implement reusable cups. The Odyssey Trust's global head of food and beverage, Dermot McGinn, stated that the SSE Arena is "proud" to be the trial's inaugural location.

He continued: "We are pleased to work alongside other forward-thinking venues to tackle single-use plastic waste and support a more sustainable future for entertainment in Northern Ireland."