say they have started recycling coffee cups, but that's only if customers dispose of their takeaway cups in store. Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall: 'Wanton Waste' Four solutions to the disposable ...

In the UK, we throw away an estimated 2.5 billion disposable coffee cups every year. In theory, they are "recyclable", but in practice, only a tiny percentage is dealt with sustainably.

where the administration launched a borrowing scheme with 18 coffee shops last year, saving 200,000 disposable cups in two months. Taiwan has also implemented new laws requiring convenience stores ...