Coffee cup recycling in Westminster
Our coffee cup recycling service is a specific collection service designed to encourage more recycling in the workplace and solve the issue of the large number of disposable cups sold in London on a regular basis. The service is available on a stand-alone basis or part of a total waste management package.
We will provide you with all equipment such as specific bins especially designed for coffee cup recycling. We will regularly collect your coffee cups and send them to one of our recycling mills where they are treated via s bespoke pulping process in order to separate the plastic liner from the paper fibres so they can be recycled into something new. The fibres in paper used for coffee cups are especially strong and hence very suitable for recycling. Most coffee cups collected by us are recycled back into the yellow carrier bags used by Selfridges on Oxford Street via this unique recycling set-up. Read here for more information on this.
When your business uses our coffee cup recycling service, you will not only be reducing your overall waste management costs but you will also improve your recycling rate, contributing to a better environment.
The Good-to-go coffee cup scheme
In addition to collecting coffee cups from businesses we also work with the Heart of London Business Alliance and Baker Street Quarter business improvement districts to collect used cups thrown away on-street by visitors and pedestrians. Please read here for more information on this.
WHAT ITEMS CAN BE DISPOSED OF IN YOUR COFFEE CUP RECYCLING
- Paper/card takeaway coffee cups and cups for other hot drinks
BENEFITS OF OUR COFFEE CUP RECYCLING SERVICES
- Ensures staff and guests have somewhere to recycle coffee cups separately from any potential contaminants.
- No hassle collection of the separated coffee cups from your premises
- A flexible service to ensure we work around your schedule and needs
- Our local facilities mean we can recycle your coffee cups with the maximum benefit to the environment
- Includes all the equipment (bins and bags) you need to manage collections in a hygienic manner
- Be at the forefront of sustainability by segregating materials such as coffee cups
How does it work
First, we provide all the equipment needed to start recycling coffee cups. Simply place all your used cups in the cup recycling bin, separating the lid and liquid from the actual coffee cup. We will collect your coffee cup waste and transport it to the recycling mill where the plastic lining is separated from the paper fibres in the cup so the fibres can be recycled. These paper fibres are then recycled into new paper such as that used to manufacture Selfridge’s carrier bags.
OUR RESOURCES
Learn more about recycling in Westminster
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The ultimate guide to real recycling for businesses in Westminster
Discover how your business can improve how it recycles and manages its waste and become more environmentally sustainable with our recycling guide for Westminster businesses.
The guide includes:
- How to reduce, reuse, recycle and recover waste
- Getting started with recycling
- Choosing Westminster City Council as your commercial waste collector
- Disposing of waste during events
- Recycling special materials
- Creating and implementing a waste management plan
- Segregating waste and tackling contamination
- Further support for your business
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Waste audit
Our waste management audit will allow our expert to identify the services that your business requires. They will come to your premises at a time that suits you and provide you with valuable insight into how you can take you waste management to the next level.
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What waste goes where?
Our recycling guide provides you with a complete overview of how your business could be recycling more efficiently.
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WHERE WE WORK
Areas of operation
Whilst we only offer our services to businesses in Westminster, we can help you to find the best waste services possible if you are not in the area. This means that if you are a chain with multiple locations in London and across the country, we can still help you through our partnership with Veolia.