Demands that a last autumn “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.
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.