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Recycling drive collects a million used coffee cups

Written by Maeve Kerr-Crowley

Despite a rising awareness of waste and the importance of recycling, disposable cups are still a convenient choice for many coffee drinkers.

Since launching in Australia, UK company Simply Cups has collected and recycled over one million paper coffee cups that would otherwise have ended up as landfill.

One million used coffee cups collected by specialised recycling initiative by Maeve Kerr-Crowley

UK born company Simply Cups has been operating in Australia since May of 2017, and has collected and recycled over one million disposable coffee cups that would otherwise have ended up in landfill.

(Featured image: Over 200 7-Eleven stores across Australia have installed Simply Cups collection tubes. Photo: Maeve Kerr-Crowley.)

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