coffee cups

Costa Coffee, Caffè Nero, and Burger King join forces to tackle disposable cup waste in Scotland

Recycling

Costa Coffee, Caffè Nero, and Burger King join forces to tackle disposable cup waste in Scotland

New initiative launched by Hubbub and Reposit aims to encourage reuse of borrowed cups as part of Glasgow-wide trial

clock 27 January 2025 • 4 min read
Competitors can tackle environmental problems by working together - but it requires a shift in mindset

Recycling

Competitors can tackle environmental problems by working together - but it requires a shift in mindset

Alex Robinson, Hubbub's CEO, lifts the lid on a new collaborative coffee cup return scheme involving numerous retailers across 40 locations in Glasgow

clock 27 January 2025 • 3 min read
Bleinhem Palace and Eden Project install deposit return machines for coffee cups

Waste

Bleinhem Palace and Eden Project install deposit return machines for coffee cups

Returnable cup system is expected to eliminate around 620,000 single-use coffee cups a year across both sites

clock 20 September 2024 • 2 min read
M&S launches 'first' plastic-free and recyclable coffee cup

Recycling

M&S launches 'first' plastic-free and recyclable coffee cup

Retailer serves up 'first fully recyclable coffee cup on the high street' with launch of fully paper and plastic-free fibre cup and lid at 20 sites

clock 19 October 2023 • 2 min read

Recycling

McDonald's works to close the Loop on coffee cup waste

Consumers will able to request a reusable cup for a small deposit, which would then be redeemed when the cup is returned for cleaning and re-use

clock 09 September 2020 • 1 min read

Recycling

Hubbub announces £300,000 investment in London coffee cup recycling facilities

The London facilities are part of a total of 12 recycling projects across the UK being funded by Starbuck's voluntary 5p charge on single-use coffee cups

clock 21 January 2020 • 2 min read

Recycling

Starbucks deploys charges and jingles to tackle disposable cup use

Starbucks is experimenting with fresh ways of encouraging its customers to order their coffee in a reusable rather than disposable cup

clock 09 January 2020 • 2 min read

Technology

DS Smith puts Benelux's 4.5 billion coffee cups in recycling crosshairs

Packaging giant confirms launch of paper cup recycling system at Netherlands mill

clock 08 October 2019 • 2 min read

Recycling

Pret rolls out coffee cup recycling scheme

Customers will be able to drop off used cups for recycling at 350 UK stores

clock 01 October 2019 • 2 min read

Policy

DS Smith targets 'commuter coffee waste' with new workplace collection scheme

Packaging firm targets the millions of disposable coffee cups used by commuters, which it says are falling through the gaps of the recycling system

clock 02 September 2019 • 3 min read