Caffè Nero, Greggs, McDonald's UK and Pret A Manger join cup recycling scheme

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Coffee giants join Costa Coffee in scheme to boost market for recycling coffee cups

Four of the UK's largest coffee retailers are today joining Costa Coffee in an industry-wide scheme to recycle 100 million coffee cups by April 2019. Caffè Nero, Greggs, McDonald's UK and Pret A Manger...

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