Costa, has recently joined the Simply Cups recycling scheme – the only dedicated service currently in operation in the UK – to help address the burgeoning issue of how to recycle paper cups within its concession outlets located at corporate offices, universities and transport hubs.
Simply Cups is a partnership formed between Closed Loop Environmental Solutions and Simply Waste Solutions that will provide paper-cup manufacturers, organisations operating in the supply chain as well as beverage and hospitality outlets with a cost-efficient collection and recycling service that will reduce their operating costs and improve their environmental credentials. The scheme will help recover and recycle the 2.5 billion paper cups that can often be sent to landfill or incinerated each year in the UK.
Ollie Rosevear, Energy and Environment Manager at Costa, said:
“Costa is delighted to join the Simply Cups partnership as part of our wider commitment to explore innovative ways to take a holistic approach towards a sustainable life cycle of our cups.
“Alongside our membership of Simply Cups, we have also recently launched a new cup designed to reduce the apparent temperature of the exterior of the cup by evenly distributing the heat around the cup. This means that the customers’ hands do not get too hot when holding a single cup eliminating the need for an additional sleeve or double cupping.
“Costa is always looking for new innovations, partnerships and collaborative efforts to lead the way in developing sustainable solutions to reduce the impact of our cups on the environment. Our membership of Simply Cups is a great example of this ongoing work.”
The announcement was made at a Simply Cups member event, held at The Emirates Stadium, bringing together other founding members of the scheme including national retailer John Lewis Partnership, catering and facilities management companies, BaxterStorey and ISS Facility Services, cup manufacturers Huhtamaki and Solo Cup Europe as well as prominent industry associations and environmental charities including WRAP, the Automated Vending Association and Keep Britain Tidy.
Simply Cups’ Peter Goodwin urged all organisations involved in the drinks, catering and hospitality sectors to sign up to the scheme: “The calibre of members that have now signed up to our service is actively persuading other organisations, who recognise the commercial value of taking their corporate social and environmental responsibilities seriously, to also join up and address the increasingly difficult issue of cup recycling.”
UK – Costa perks up cup recycling scheme
