This petition was submitted during the 2017 to 2019 Parliament
Rejected petition Introduce a 10p charge at cafes for single-use disposable cups
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The 5p charge on plastic bags has reduced plastic bag usage by 83%.
Studies show that people are more likely to respond extra charges than they do to discounts. Rather than offering a discount for bringing a reusable cup, a 10p charge on every cup would be a much more effective way to reduce waste.
1 in 5 people visit a coffee shop daily
2.5 billion coffee cups are thrown away each year
0.25% are recycled
500,000 are littered every day
25,000 tonnes of waste in landfill in a year
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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/242190
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