Rejected petition Curb Coffee Cup Waste - Introduce a tax on disposable hot drink cups

2.5bn coffee cups are thrown away annually in the UK, and only 1 in 400 (0.25%) are recycled . The rest are sent to landfill. With the market's continued growth, it's time action was taken to curb the coffee cup waste. Help us reduce waste and encourage re-usables, with a small tax on hot drink cups

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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/sep/29/switch-disposable-coffee-cups-for-reusables-urge-campaign-groups?CMP=twt_a-environment_b-gdneco

http://www.environmentalpaper.eu/cupifesto/

http://www.vegware.com/news/2016/03/16/cup-recycling-and-hughs-war-on-waste-the-vegware-view/

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Date submitted 29 September 2016
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