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01-10-2018, 06:42 PM
Starbucks is trialling a charge on cups that are damaging the environment
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Starbucks (http://mashable.com/category/starbucks/) is about to get a tad more expensive for some Londoners. But, before you freak out, it's worth noting that there's actually a really good reason for it.*
The coffee brand has announced it will trial a 5p paper cup charge in 25 London stores in an effort to "encourage and support" the use of reusable cups.*
SEE ALSO: Sorry, millennials: A latte tax might be coming to make takeaway coffee cups more expensive (http://mashable.com/2018/01/05/latte-levy-uk-government/?utm_campaign&utm_cid=a-seealso&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source)
Per (https://news.starbucks.com/emea/starbucks-reusable-cup) an official statement, Starbucks notes the "growing concern" about the extent of the UK's use of single-use paper cups, which cannot currently be recycled.*
"To that end we will be exploring the impact that a cup charge may have in changing behaviour in addition to the measures we, and the whole industry, are taking on cup recycling," reads the statement.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2018/01/10/starbucks-uk-5p-charge/)
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Starbucks (http://mashable.com/category/starbucks/) is about to get a tad more expensive for some Londoners. But, before you freak out, it's worth noting that there's actually a really good reason for it.*
The coffee brand has announced it will trial a 5p paper cup charge in 25 London stores in an effort to "encourage and support" the use of reusable cups.*
SEE ALSO: Sorry, millennials: A latte tax might be coming to make takeaway coffee cups more expensive (http://mashable.com/2018/01/05/latte-levy-uk-government/?utm_campaign&utm_cid=a-seealso&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source)
Per (https://news.starbucks.com/emea/starbucks-reusable-cup) an official statement, Starbucks notes the "growing concern" about the extent of the UK's use of single-use paper cups, which cannot currently be recycled.*
"To that end we will be exploring the impact that a cup charge may have in changing behaviour in addition to the measures we, and the whole industry, are taking on cup recycling," reads the statement.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2018/01/10/starbucks-uk-5p-charge/)
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