Petition · past parliament · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Ban the sale and use of single use cups
Closed
39 signatures
What the petition asks
2.5billion coffee cups are used every year in the UK. Cafes and restaurants should be banned from using these and should only be able to sell to customers who bring their own resuable cup
Businesses could sell sensibly sourced reusable cups to customers who do not yet have their own reusable cup
Businesses could sell sensibly sourced reusable cups to customers who do not yet have their own reusable cup
The wasteful consumption of billions of coffee cups a year could be easily avoided by introducing a ban on these single use cups
Coffee cups are extremely difficult to recycle which means the majority of them end up in landfill or worse, littering streets or the countryside
Transitioning to a circular based system of consumption is essential to tackling the many issues around waste and littering
This is a small lifestyle change that has the potential to have worthwile and longlasting impact
Coffee cups are extremely difficult to recycle which means the majority of them end up in landfill or worse, littering streets or the countryside
Transitioning to a circular based system of consumption is essential to tackling the many issues around waste and littering
This is a small lifestyle change that has the potential to have worthwile and longlasting impact
Timeline
| 4 Jun 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 4 Dec 2021 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
39
Status
Closed
Department
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Opened
4 Jun 2021
Closed
4 Dec 2021
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