The Save a Cup scheme was established by the vending, food service and plastics industries to collect the millions of hard wall polystyrene cups used in the UK every week. The scheme is run by the Save a Cup Recycling Company, the objective of which is to increase the number of cups collected in line with Government targets for recycling packaging waste.

The Save a Cup scheme was established by the vending, food service and plastics industries to collect the millions of hard wall polystyrene cups used in the UK every week. The scheme is run by the Save a Cup Recycling Company, the objective of which is to increase the number of cups collected in line with Government targets for recycling packaging waste.

The European Vending Association (EVA) has set up the Cup Committee for the purpose of promoting disposable cup use in vending machines. End users, it says, tend to think that disposable cups have a worse impact on the environment than ceramic or porcelain mugs. The Committee plans to commission a life cycle assessment (LCA) in order to prove to the contrary - great news for the Industry and for the large number of businesses now embracing the idea of using the humble cup to convey an image.

The more serious tea and coffee drinkers amongst us will no doubt enjoy around four or five cups a day, throwing each and every one in the bin immediately afterwards. Those drinking from the water cooler meanwhile, will probably use the same cup again, getting through an average of five a week. It can't be denied, that's a lot of unnecessary waste and it's high time we cleaned up our act.

Packaging manufacturer Huhtamaki has revamped its hugely successful Specialty cup design to give it a fresh NEW look!

The annual presentation to the trade by the Save a Cup Recycling Company took on a slightly different form this year when it was staged recently at the Institute of Chemical Industry, in London.