Coffee Cups Recycling in Heathrow

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Coffee cup recycling in Heathrow is something new that we have set up. The number of coffee shops that have opened in Heathrow recently is staggering in an area of 1.115 square metres Heathrowis home for approximately 2 coffee shops. Over recent years coffee cups can be found everywhere. With 1 coffee shops in Heathrow, Costa Coffee cups are the biggest challenge to solve. Because these coffee cups can be found everywhere commercial facilities in Heathrow should consider implementing a coffee cup recycling programme.

The number of coffee cups we throw away in Heathrow a day is the biggest challenge but how they are made is another; they are for the majority a paper cup however they are coated in either plastic which stops them from being sent to standard recycling plants as they cannot be recycled like normal paper. On top of that are the other items that are thrown away with each coffee cup; napkins and stirrers mixed in make it a much harder recycling process.

Out of the three facilities in the United Kingdom that can recycle coffee cups we work with one of them, so using our coffee cup recycling services in Heathrow can greatly benefit you and the overall recycling performance in Heathrow as well.

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Annually how many coffee cups are recycled in Heathrow?

Daily 388 disposable coffee cups are disposed of from approximately 2 coffee shops in Heathrow who are selling an average of 230 cups of coffee a day. 387 disposable coffee cups were being sent to landfill a day as the recycling rate of disposable coffee cups was at a tiny 0.25%.

However, with people becoming more aware of environmental issues and positive actions taken from authorities and waste companies in Heathrow recycling rates have started to rise. In some areas the recycling rate has gone up to 1 in 25 mainly due to 115 local authorities collecting paper cups and around 30 waste companies helping with the recycling of disposable coffee cups.

The problems disposable coffee cups cause to our environment are:

• That they are being littered. About half a million coffee cups are thrown away straight into the environment a day
• That they create microplastics when they decompose
• That they are made from wood and considering it takes up to 100,000 trees a year to facilitate the UK takeaway coffee habit this is a problem that needed addressing and continually improving’

As always there is still more work to do in Heathrow, will you do your part?

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In Heathrow What is the coffee cup recycling process?

We supply companies in Heathrow with specialist coffee cup recycling sacks. We collect them using a milk round style collection, once collected, the coffee cups are stored at a warehouse in London, they are then transported to James Cropper PLC (Burnside Mill) to be recycled and turned into paper and plastic products

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What you need to know about Heathrow

Heathrow is home to Heathrow Airport which is busiest airport in Europe and the seventh busiest in the world, handling over 80 million passengers a year

Population Size 5,881
Active Businesses 29
Waste Collected (tonnes)2,466
Tonnes of Waste Recycled or Reused 1,230

How much waste do we produce in Heathrow?

Last year in this Heathrow area, 5,881 residents and 29 businesses produced 2,466 tonnes of waste.

Assigned to a specific area it was the important responsibility of WLWA (West London Waste Authority), which has been set up between Hillingdon, Brent, Harrow, Ealing, Hounslow and Richmond-upon-Thames to deal with waste more efficiently in West London along with a mix between the waste contractors Serco and Veolia ES UK to manage waste in the area more efficiently to importantly collect both the segregated and mixed waste produced and to dispose of it either by recycling, reuse or landfill

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What is the council recycling rate of Heathrow?

Last year Heathrow managed to recycle or reuse 1,230 tonnes of waste (49.86%) against 1,237 (50.14%).

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How much did local councils in Heathrow spend on waste management?

Last year local councils in Heathrow spent £329,361.98 on waste management activities including collection, transport and treatment of household and business waste.

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How many residents and active businesses are there in Heathrow?

On record for last year Heathrow had 5,881 residents and 29 active businesses.

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How else did Heathrow impact the environment last year?

Heathrow Heathrow is home to Heathrow Airport which is busiest airport in Europe and the seventh busiest in the world, handling over 80 million passengers a year which is made up of 5.58 hectares of greenbelt consumed energy from both domestic and commercial activities, more specifically Heathrow had 154 fly tip incidents accompanied by 17 fly tip penalties.

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