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Introduce a charge for single-use take-away coffee cups.
Closed
189 signatures
What the petition asks
Every year, 3 billion cups are thrown into landfill sites in the UK, taking up valuable space and resources.
Charging for each cup will raise awareness of the single-use cups impact on the environment and encourage consumers to carry their own re-usable cup (as we now carry our own bags).
Charging for each cup will raise awareness of the single-use cups impact on the environment and encourage consumers to carry their own re-usable cup (as we now carry our own bags).
Each paper cup contributes to 0.11kg of C02.
(Starbucks with Alliance for Environmental Innovation, April 2000)
Each cup requires 200 litres of water; the production of cups and lids contributes to the loss of millions of trees, the loss of habitat and to the degradation of the ecosystem.
(WWF; www.appropedia.org/paper cup)
The technology needed to produce 100% degradable or recyclable cups is not widely available. Precious resources are wasted now. A charge would reduce the consumption of single-use cups.
(Starbucks with Alliance for Environmental Innovation, April 2000)
Each cup requires 200 litres of water; the production of cups and lids contributes to the loss of millions of trees, the loss of habitat and to the degradation of the ecosystem.
(WWF; www.appropedia.org/paper cup)
The technology needed to produce 100% degradable or recyclable cups is not widely available. Precious resources are wasted now. A charge would reduce the consumption of single-use cups.
Timeline
| 21 Mar 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 21 Sep 2016 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
189
Status
Closed
Opened
21 Mar 2016
Closed
21 Sep 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.