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Are coffee beans the answer to fueling transport as well as people?
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LONDON, UK – An environmentally minded entrepreneur has said that he wants all buses to run on coffee. This would if applicable, make most major cities buses self-sufficient in fuel. Could it really be done though? A bus that can run on coffee? Does this environmentalist also believe in hemp products? Now, now!
Coffee cup fee could cut use by 300 million annually, says university study
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LONDON, UK – Use of around 300 million disposable coffee cups could be cut if a charge was introduced for consumers, a new study has fund. The use of disposable coffee cups could be reduced by 50 – 300 million annually according to research announced today by leading coffee roaster Bewley's.
Costa’s coffee grounds brew circular economy success
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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
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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...
What can be done to reduce disposable coffee cup waste & increase recycling
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In Great Britain alone, 8 million takeaway coffees are bought every day. That’s a lot of coffee. It’s also a lot of cups (not...
Where do our coffee cups really end up?
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In the UK, we have got used to getting "What we want, when we want it." So began Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s latest instalment of his...
Trending: flexible plastic pouches, coffee cups ready for recycling
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LONDONÂ - Earlier this year, Chef-turned-waste-activist Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall drew attention to the huge problem of coffee cup waste. He claimed that in the U.K., less...
Germans support deposit system for coffee capsules
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A recent poll has found that a majority of Germans would welcome a deposit scheme to boost recycling of coffee capsules to lessen their...
Criticism over coffee cup waste leads to Starbucks discount
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by Hannah Furlong*A successful campaign led by chef-turned
UK firm calls on coffee brands to cut coffee cup waste
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Big coffee brands should increase their focus on bio-based and biodegradable materials to stop the growing UK problem of coffee cup waste, manufacturer Biome...