Starbucks spearheads £1m initiative to boost paper cup recycling

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Grants of up to £100,000 available to increase number of drop-off points and cut waste

A £1m fund to help expand and improve paper cup recycling facilities across the UK will be launched on Thursday by the coffee giant Starbucks and environmental charity Hubbub.

 

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This is just so much hubris and arrogance from a company that has profited from the disposable and mobile culture of the “to go” cup. Perhaps they could use real dish ware in their cafes and actually wash them? Or are we incapable of slowing down? starbucks recycling papercups

Starbucks pees on its own environmental forest fire. The planet doesn’t notice. UK

piapaulette That's wonderful. ❤ recycle SaveEarth

Always been pioneers in the social/environmental field....

Great initiative! Also, they could probably use this robot too:

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