Starbucks 5p fee to reduce cup wastage
STARBUCKS will charge 5p for paper cups to encourage customers to adopt reusable ones.
The fee will be added from July 26 in all of its 950 UK stores, following a three- month trial. But those with reusable cups will get a 25p discount.
The trial showed a 126% rise in reusable cups.
Starbucks’ Martin Brok said: “Extending this to all our stores across Britain is an exciting step.”
Starbucks said this week it will eliminate plastic straws in two years in a bid to help save marine life.