Petition · past parliament
Introduce a law for all branded takeaway coffee cups to be easily recycled.
Closed
112 signatures
What the petition asks
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall has alerted us all to the environmental damage that the humble coffee cup can cause.
See his war on waste program: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07m8qwz
If legislation was introduced to force the large coffee chains to act then this problem would quickly disappear.
See his war on waste program: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07m8qwz
If legislation was introduced to force the large coffee chains to act then this problem would quickly disappear.
Timeline
| 4 Aug 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 4 Feb 2017 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
112
Status
Closed
Opened
4 Aug 2016
Closed
4 Feb 2017
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.