Petition · past parliament
Ban Single Use Coffee Cups
Closed
174 signatures
What the petition asks
It's documented that single use coffee cups account for 0.7% of the UK's total paper packaging waste. They are currently not recyclable due to their plastic polyethylene lining. Banning these would prevent 7 million cups being dumped into our environment every single day.
References:
https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201719/cmselect/cmenvaud/867/867.pdf
https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/disposable-coffee-cups-how-big-problem-environment-landfill-recycling-incinerate-export-rubbish-a8142381.html
https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201719/cmselect/cmenvaud/867/867.pdf
https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/disposable-coffee-cups-how-big-problem-environment-landfill-recycling-incinerate-export-rubbish-a8142381.html
Timeline
| 13 Mar 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 13 Sep 2019 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
174
Status
Closed
Opened
13 Mar 2019
Closed
13 Sep 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.