Starbucks to trial reusable coffee cup initiative at Gatwick Airport

Michael Holder
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Coffee chain teams up with environmental charity Hubbub in bid to prevent 7,000 disposable coffee cups from going to waste at the airport over the next month

Starbucks is teaming up with environmental charity Hubbub to deliver a one-month reusable cup trial at Gatwick Airport, with the aim of assessing whether customers will hand in cups for re-use before boarding....

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