Number of collectors and capacities for paper cup recycling in the UK 2017-2018
This statistic presents highlights of paper cup recycling in the United Kingdom in 2017 and 2018. In 2018, the number of Local Councils collecting coffee cups at kerbsides amounted to seven, while a year prior none had offered such service. Additionally, the capaities in paper board reprocessing facilities had almost doubled in the past year, amounting to 61,000 tonnes in 2018.