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. The government has pledged to introduce a levy on plastic drink bottles by 2021, but it is unclear how much revenue this will generate.
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.