Coffee Cups Recycling in Kew Bridge

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Coffee cup recycling in Kew Bridge is something new that we have set up. The number of coffee shops that have opened in Kew Bridge recently is staggering in an area of 0.962 square metres Kew Bridgeis home for approximately 2 coffee shops. Over recent years coffee cups can be found everywhere. With 1 coffee shops in Kew Bridge, Costa Coffee cups are the biggest challenge to solve. Because these coffee cups can be found everywhere commercial facilities in Kew Bridge should consider implementing a coffee cup recycling programme.

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

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Annually how many coffee cups are recycled in Kew Bridge?

Daily 397 disposable coffee cups are disposed of from approximately 2 coffee shops in Kew Bridge who are selling an average of 230 cups of coffee a day. 396 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 Kew Bridge 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 Kew Bridge, will you do your part?

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In Kew Bridge What is the coffee cup recycling process?

We supply companies in Kew Bridge 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 Kew Bridge

Kew Bridge is known for the historic Kew Bridge which runs over the River Thames, the average property price is £715,000 which is 11.5% above the average for London.

Population Size 4,873
Active Businesses 17
Waste Collected (tonnes)2,043
Tonnes of Waste Recycled or Reused 1,019

How much waste do we produce in Kew Bridge?

Last year in this Kew Bridge area, 4,873 residents and 17 businesses produced 2,043 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 Kew Bridge?

Last year Kew Bridge managed to recycle or reuse 1,019 tonnes of waste (49.86%) against 1,025 (50.14%).

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How much did local councils in Kew Bridge spend on waste management?

Last year local councils in Kew Bridge spent £272,863.08 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 Kew Bridge?

On record for last year Kew Bridge had 4,873 residents and 17 active businesses.

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How else did Kew Bridge impact the environment last year?

Kew Bridge Kew Bridge is known for the historic Kew Bridge which runs over the River Thames, the average property price is £715,000 which is 11.5% above the average for London. which is made up of 4.82 hectares of greenbelt consumed energy from both domestic and commercial activities, more specifically Kew Bridge had 128 fly tip incidents accompanied by 14 fly tip penalties.

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