Coffee Cups Recycling in Hersham

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Coffee cup recycling in Hersham is something new that we have set up. The number of coffee shops that have opened in Hersham recently is staggering in an area of 6.187 square metres Hershamis home for approximately 2 coffee shops. Over recent years coffee cups can be found everywhere. With 1 coffee shops in Hersham, Costa Coffee cups are the biggest challenge to solve. Because these coffee cups can be found everywhere commercial facilities in Hersham should consider implementing a coffee cup recycling programme.

The number of coffee cups we throw away in Hersham 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 Hersham can greatly benefit you and the overall recycling performance in Hersham as well.

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Annually how many coffee cups are recycled in Hersham?

Daily 382 disposable coffee cups are disposed of from approximately 2 coffee shops in Hersham who are selling an average of 230 cups of coffee a day. 381 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 Hersham 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 Hersham, will you do your part?

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In Hersham What is the coffee cup recycling process?

We supply companies in Hersham 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 Hersham

Hersham is home to Hersham Green, a 3.4-acre space home to two golf courses and wooded land used for farming. The average property price is £858,922, with the sold price increasing by 32.27% in the last year.

Population Size 7,250
Active Businesses 49
Waste Collected (tonnes)3,040
Tonnes of Waste Recycled or Reused 1,580

How much waste do we produce in Hersham?

Last year in this Hersham area, 7,250 residents and 49 businesses produced 3,040 tonnes of waste.

Assigned to a specific area it was the important responsibility of SLWP (South London Waste Partnership), which has been set up between Merton, Kingston upon Thames, Croydon and Sutton to deal with waste more efficiently in south London along with the waste contractor 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 Hersham?

Last year Hersham managed to recycle or reuse 1,580 tonnes of waste (0.52) against 1,461 (48.04%).

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

Last year local councils in Hersham spent £56,613.63 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 Hersham?

On record for last year Hersham had 7,250 residents and 49 active businesses.

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How else did Hersham impact the environment last year?

Hersham Hersham is home to Hersham Green, a 3.4-acre space home to two golf courses and wooded land used for farming. The average property price is £858,922, with the sold price increasing by 32.27% in the last year. which is made up of 6.17 hectares of greenbelt consumed energy from both domestic and commercial activities, more specifically Hersham had 10 fly tip incidents accompanied by 1 fly tip penalties.

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