Demands that a mandatory “ latte levy ” be imposed on takeaway cups have been rejected by the UK government . The government also rejected compulsory labelling of cups to consumers where they can be recycled . Mary Creagh , chair of the parliamentary environmental audit committee , criticised the decision . Their plastic packaging means that disposable cups can not be recycled via usual systems . In the UK , just one in bottles are currently recycled , with half a cent discarded each day .
Demands that a 25p “latte levy” be imposed on takeaway cups have been rejected by the UK government. The government also rejected compulsory labelling of cups to explain where they can be recycled. Mary Creagh, chair of the parliamentary environmental audit committee, criticised the decision. Their plastic lining means that disposable cups cannot be recycled via usual systems. In the UK, just one in 400 are currently recycled, with half a million discarded each day.