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City of London launches challenge to boost coffee cup recycling

LONDON, UK – Almost every one of us has carried a take away cup with coffee or tea once in our life. Some of us even every day. In the UK, they throw away 2.5 billion take away cups every year. That is a lot of rubbish that can’t get recycled the right way because of how it’s made.

Nespresso highlights recycling disparity between urban and rural areas

LONDON, UK – New research published today (5 June) by Nespresso surveyed 10,200 people, supplemented by information from WRAP and SUEZ. The survey found that while 61% of urban-based respondents revealed that they recycle daily, 33% wish they could recycle more.

Victorinox teams up with coffee giant Nespresso for Swiss Army Knife

MILAN - The two giant Swiss companies have teamed up to create the knife which is made from 24 recycled Nespresso capsules. What do a pocket knife and coffee have in common? Nothing, really. But two companies have joined forces to change that with a limited-edition pocket knife made from “very special aluminium”.

City of Seoul to team up with coffeehouse chains for recycling effort

SEOUL, South Korea – The Seoul Metropolitan Government is teaming up with major coffeehouse chains in South Korea for a new recycling project that will see a weekly dose of coffee grounds reused as fertilizer and disposable cups collected for recycling, as part of a new environmental initiative set to kick off next month.

Industry experts sort through compostable food packaging myths, truths

OAK BROOK, IL, U.S. – Four industry experts leading the discussion surrounding compostable food packaging do some myth-busting while pointing to the technical and commercial realities in this recent webinar. Myth-busting is a two-step process: First identify a mistruth about an assumption and then present the reality.

Caffè Nero unveils plans to convert coffee waste into low-carbon fuel

LONDON, UK – UK coffee shop chain Caffè Nero has unveiled plans to recycle coffee grounds from 122 of its London stores to make...

Call for Melbourne coffee cup reprocessing plant as millions end up in landfill

Could separate bins to recycle coffee cups one day be a common sight across Melbourne? It is estimated more than 500 million cardboard coffee...

City of London wakes up to tackle the issue of disposable coffee cup recycling

An initiative aimed at tackling the issue of disposable coffee cup recycling is to be launched across London in April by UK environmental charity...

Costa’s coffee grounds brew circular economy success

From frothy lattes to intense espressos, coffee sales are worth almost $9.92 billion to the U.K. economy, with the market growing at 10 percent...

Starbucks follows Costa with in-store coffee cup recycling bins

Coffee giant Starbucks has announced the launch of a new in-store paper cup recycling bin aimed at encouraging customers to return take-way cups back...

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