The arena said the charge was needed to pay for transporting the cups to a special washing facility.
Visitors to the SSE Arena in Belfast will have to pay an extra £1 for their first drink as part of a move towards reusable plastic cups.
Two other venues involved in the pilot - the Waterfront Hall and Ulster Hall - said they would not be charging a levy. The Ovo Hydro in Glasgow used to operate the same scheme but has now scrapped the £1 charge, saying it wanted to "streamline the process".When visitors to the SSE purchase their first drink they will receive it in a reusable cup and will pay a £1 levy.
"The £1 levy was introduced as a transparent approach to funding the scheme," the spokesperson added. "We will be trying to mitigate the additional operating costs through savings in other areas across the business," a spokesperson said.
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