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.

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall: 'Wanton Waste' Four solutions to the disposable coffee cup problem Cup waste: What are coffee chains doing? Ace UK, the representative body for beverage carton ...

Customers vented their fury that the disposable cups would have a negative impact on the local environment while some ...

I slide the thick white plastic cup with its blue lid into the hole, and continue to follow the instructions written on the deposit machine. Placing my credit card on the designated card area, a ...

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 ...