Parliament Proposes ‘Latte Levy’ to Curb England’s Cup Waste

They suggest a tax of 34 cents per cup, arguing that the revenues could help pay for England's waste–management and recycling facilities. Some 2.5 billion coffee cups go into England's trash every year, enough to encircle Earth half a dozen times. “Almost none” of them are recycled, the committee …
Source: Waste Management