Recycling
MPs call for ‘latte levy’ on coffee cups
A group of MPs have called on the Government to introduce a 25p latte levy on disposable coffee cups and for all coffee cups to be recycled by 2023.
The Environmental Audit Committee has today (5 January) published its report on disposable packaging, and specifically coffee cups, following a major inquiry into the report.
UK may be overestimating plastic packaging recycling figures by 10% each year
A report from environmental consultancy Eunomia has revealed that the UK may be overestimating how much plastic packaging waste is recycled by as much as 10% each year, meaning the UK may have failed to meet previous recycling targets set by the EU.
The report has identified that when plastic material enters the market it is clean, dry and free from extra materials such as labels. However, once it has been used and recycled, its weight has increased to due moisture and other external factors. This could account for an extra 3.5m tonnes of extra plastic packaging waste being produced each year.
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