Londoners wake up to 'biggest ever' coffee cup recycling scheme across the Square Mile

Michael Holder
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Costa, Starbucks, Marks & Spencer and financial firms across City of London collaborate in bid to collect five million used coffee cups by end of 2017

Businesses and high street retailers across the City of London have today launched an initiative to collect five million disposable coffee cups for recycling before the end of 2017. Launched today,...

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