Tag: Environmental Audit Committee

Starbucks to trial paper cup charge in 25 London stores

Stuart Mitchell

Starbucks has announced that it will trial a 5p charge on disposable cups across 25 of its London stores. The trial is set to last months, and its purpose is to assess the effectiveness of a charge on disposable cups. Starbucks were the first to create a reusable cup incentive which was implemented in 1998 at 10p before upping it to 25p in 2008. In 2016, as a way to heighten awareness and to promote reusability Starbucks extended the cup discount to 50p for a few months. Starbucks now estimate…

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MPs call for “latte levy” on coffee cups

Stuart Mitchell

An Environmental Audit Committee report out today says a cup charge should help pay for improved recycling facilities. It says if 100% of single-use cups aren’t recycled by 2023 then there should be an outright ban on providing them. The report says: The UK throws away 2.5 billion disposable coffee cups Environmental Audit Committee Chair, Mary Creagh MP, said:  “The UK throws away 2.5 billion disposable coffee cups every year; enough to circle the planet five and a half times. Almost none are recycled and half a million a day…

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