Reusable coffee cup sales in the UK are increasing rapidly, amid calls from campaigners for a tax on disposable cups. Argos, part of the Sainsbury’s Group, sold over 100% more reusable cups in December 2017 than in the same month in 2016, while Robert Dyas reported a 50% year-on-year increase and Lakeland disclosed an increase of 537% month-on-month. Just one in 400 disposable cups in the UK are currently recycled. As we previously reported, the government’s 25-year environment plan, launched this week, included a call for evidence relating to charges on single-use items.
Reusable coffee cup sales in the UK are increasing rapidly, amid calls from campaigners for a tax on disposable cups. Argos, part of the Sainsbury’s Group, sold 537% more reusable cups in December 2017 than in the same month in 2016, while Robert Dyas reported a 50% year-on-year increase and Lakeland disclosed an increase of over 100% month-on-month. Just one in 400 disposable cups in the UK are currently recycled. As we previously reported, the government’s 25-year environment plan, launched this week, included a call for evidence relating to charges on single-use items.