Cups that save money and the Earth

AS THE war on plastic waste continues, more coffee shops are offering discounts if you bring in your own reusable coffee cup.

Pret A Manger kicked off the trend this month by offering customers 50p off their tea or coffee for filling up their own mug, cup or flask.

Now a number of the most popular High Street coffee shops have followed in Pret’s eco- friendly footsteps, with Starbucks, Costa and Paul among those offering you 25p off a hot drink in return for your contribution to the war on waste.

And as well as saving the planet, reusable cups look great — try this Orla Kiely flask (left, £20, johnlewis. com) or fun flamingo print flask (£15, Sara Miller at houseoffraser.co.uk)