Bleinhem Palace and Eden Project install deposit return machines for coffee cups

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Returnable cup system is expected to eliminate around 620,000 single-use coffee cups a year across both sites

Blenheim Palace and the Eden Project have successfully introduced new returnable coffee cup systems for visitors, in a move that is estimated to eliminate around 620,000 single-use cups a year at the two...

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