Mandatory cup takeback cancelled
The UK Government has cancelled plans to mandate businesses to take back single-use cups and recycle them. The policy was developed under the previous government and planned for introduction through extended producer responsibility for packaging (pEPR) regulations....
New survey highlights untapped potential of reusable cups to bolster UK sustainability drive
The UK hospitality sector, including its high street coffee chains, has more work to do in order to shift consumers away from a reliance on disposable coffee cups, according to the results of a new survey. According to the YouGov survey commissioned by sustainable...
CupLotto launched to boost paper cup recycling
An innovative new lottery has been launched which encourages consumers to recycle used paper cups throughout the UK. In return for binning their cup at participating outlets, users can enter the free CupLotto prize draw to win regular spot prizes and a weekly jackpot...
Time to give back
As packaging costs drop, it’s time to give back to the customer, according to head of merchant sales for Europe’s one-stop packaging shop, H-Pack, David Martin “Having spent the past few years paying more in shipping costs and weathering the increase in the price of...
