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The UK\u2019s Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) has cancelled the proposed mandatory takeback scheme for single-use cups in the country, following an analysis showing that the scheme would cost the government and industry \u00a352m ($65.9m).<\/p>\n
The extensive analysis claimed that the costs would outweigh the environmental and economic benefits and was believed to be an \u2018unnecessary burden\u2019 on businesses.<\/p>\n
The scrapped single-use cup scheme was initially designed to increase recycling rates and reduce litter.<\/p>\n
The plan would have obligated caf\u00e9s to recycle disposable paper cups. The previous government had suggested that coffee shops with more than ten employees would be required to provide bins and arrange for the recycling of fibre-based composite cups.<\/p>\n
In the UK, it is estimated that between 2.5 and three billion coffee cups are discarded each year. The initial plan was for shops to install dedicated bins for cups starting in 2024, but the implementation was postponed to 2025 to give sellers more time to comply with the new regulations.<\/p>\n
A spokesperson from Defra said: \u201cThis decision allows businesses to concentrate on implementing our other packaging and collection reforms. These initiatives are expected to support 21,000 jobs and stimulate more than \u00a310bn in investment in recycling capabilities over the next decade.\u201d<\/p>\n
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