Waste-Reducing Coffee Initiatives

Veolia Provides Disposable Coffee Cup Recycling to Businesses

References: springwise & veolia

Designed specifically for businesses hoping to reduce waste, this coffee cup recycling program is trying to make the world a greener place one cup of coffee at a time. Based in the UK, resource management firm Veolia offers recycling and waste services. In particular, they take used coffee cups and transport them directly to a specialized processing facility via a designated courier. This personalized collection service can be easily customized to suit your company and schedule pick-up times based on how many cups you go through.

The coffee cup recycling initiative is trying to reduce the number of disposable coffee cups that end up in landfills. This is an eco-friendly solution to not being able to recycle disposable coffee cups in standard mixed recycling or paper recycling bins.