14/07/2022
Costa Coffee AND McDonald's LAUNCH NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH Roadchef TO ACCELERATE CUP RECYCLING WITH THE UNISORT CUP COLLECTOR DESIGNED AND PRODUCED BY Unisan Ltd!
This new project brings together National Cup Recycling Scheme members to increase cup recycling on-the-go.
The three companies are co-funding and installing 65 innovative Unisort Cup Collectors across all 30 Roadchef sites, in a big boost for cup recycling infrastructure on the motorway network.
It is the latest project run by members of the National Cup Recycling Scheme, which aims to accelerate takeaway cup recycling across the UK.
Roadchef has 50 million visitors every year, presenting a massive opportunity to help solve the challenge of collecting and recycling paper takeaway cups on-the-go, whilst also tackling roadside litter.
The three businesses are coming together to demonstrate the power partnerships have in achieving circular solutions for packaging waste. By installing 65 bold new Unisort Cup Collectors, they are showing how easy it is to recycle takeaway cups and helping consumers play their part too. They hope other businesses will follow their lead to unlock the huge potential for cup recycling on-the-go.
Consumers can use the new units to easily separate their cups, lids, and any leftover drinks before sending them off for recycling.
For Costa Coffee, the partnership reflects the company’s work to improve the sustainability of its cups and packaging. It also supports its wider commitment to reaching Net Zero, which it announced earlier this year alongside setting a science-based target to halve its emissions per serving of coffee by 2030.
Costa Coffee’s Sustainability Lead, Laurence Webb , said: “At Costa Coffee, we are focused on championing sustainable solutions for cups and packaging, and want to work with other leading brands to drive positive change for the environment.“
The project also forms part of McDonald’s Plan for Change which launched last year. As part of this McDonald’s UK has committed to become Net Zero across its restaurants and offices by 2030 and across its entire value chain by 2040.
McDonald’s Senior Sustainability Consultant, Helen McFarlane , said: “We’re delighted to be collaborating with our partners on this exciting project. We are committed to making it even easier for on-the-go consumers to give their cups a second life, and this is the next step on that journey. We hope that, by putting these highly visible bins in some of our most visited locations we can get the message out there that coffee cups can be recycled, and we will be continue to encourage people to return their cups to our restaurants across the country.”
Find out more here: https://www.thegrocer.co.uk/sustainability-and-environment/costa-coffee-and-mcdonalds-co-fund-cup-recycling-scheme-across-roadchef-sites/669166.article
Unisort Cup Collector here: https://www.unisanuk.com/product-category/unisort-cup-collector/
Cups from any brand - not just McDonald's and Costa - can be recycled using the system