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Coffee cup recycling in Swanscombe is something new that we have set up. The number of coffee shops that have opened in Swanscombe recently is staggering in an area of 2.60 square metres Swanscombeis home for approximately 2 coffee shops. Over recent years coffee cups can be found everywhere. With 1 coffee shops in Swanscombe, Costa Coffee cups are the biggest challenge to solve. Because these coffee cups can be found everywhere commercial facilities in Swanscombe should consider implementing a coffee cup recycling programme.

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

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Annually how many coffee cups are recycled in Swanscombe?

Daily 348 disposable coffee cups are disposed of from approximately 2 coffee shops in Swanscombe who are selling an average of 230 cups of coffee a day. 347 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 Swanscombe 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 Swanscombe, will you do your part?

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In Swanscombe What is the coffee cup recycling process?

We supply companies in Swanscombe 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 Swanscombe

Swanscombe is the location of the Swanscombe Man, (which is actually a woman), who lived 400,000 years ago, the site has the oldest bone fragments and tools ever found in England

Population Size 5,628
Active Businesses 29
Waste Collected (tonnes)2,360
Tonnes of Waste Recycled or Reused 985

How much waste do we produce in Swanscombe?

Last year in this Swanscombe area, 5,628 residents and 29 businesses produced 2,360 tonnes of waste.

Assigned to a specific area it was the important responsibility of Serco who are the waste contractor deployed by Dartford Borough Council to manage the waste of the residents 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 Swanscombe?

Last year Swanscombe managed to recycle or reuse 985 tonnes of waste (41.75%) against 1,375 (58.25%).

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

Last year local councils in Swanscombe spent £343,324.47 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 Swanscombe?

On record for last year Swanscombe had 5,628 residents and 29 active businesses.

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How else did Swanscombe impact the environment last year?

Swanscombe Swanscombe is the location of the Swanscombe Man, (which is actually a woman), who lived 400,000 years ago, the site has the oldest bone fragments and tools ever found in England which is made up of 18.37 hectares of greenbelt consumed energy from both domestic and commercial activities, more specifically Swanscombe had 16 fly tip incidents accompanied by 1 fly tip penalties.

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