Therese Coffey claims 5p charge is not warranted as industry and chains are already doing enough voluntarily to reduce waste
Ministers have rejected calls for a charge on the 2.5 billion disposable coffee cups thrown away each year because they believe coffee shop chains are already taking enough action to cut down waste...
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