A scheme to prevent 5 million coffee cups a year from ending up in the landfill has been launched in London today.
The City of London Corporation alongside Network rail and some coffee chains are behind the plans to introduce coffee cup recycling facilities in offices, shops and streets.
The Chair of the corporation’s environment committee said the aim of the Square Mile challenge was to recycle half a million cups in April and said “the city will be the first area in the UK to undertake such a significant commitment” to recycling.
Previous cup schemes have been conducted on smaller scales and have proved successful, a small pilot in Manchester saw 20,000 cups cleaned from one street in three months.
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A scheme to prevent 5 million coffee cups a year from ending up in the landfill has been launched in London today.
The City of London Corporation alongside Network rail and some coffee chains are behind the plans to introduce coffee cup recycling facilities in offices, shops and streets.
The Chair of the corporation’s environment committee said the aim of the Square Mile challenge was to recycle half a million cups in April and said “the city will be the first area in the UK to undertake such a significant commitment” to recycling.
Previous cup schemes have been conducted on smaller scales and have proved successful, a small pilot in Manchester saw 20,000 cups cleaned from one street in three months.
