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BREWING-UP FOR SMALLER BRANDS – NATIONAL CUP RECYCLING
SCHEME EXPANSION Reconomy brand Valpak– the administrator of the UK’s largest paper cup recycling scheme – has expanded its national service to help coffee shops meet the demands of upcoming legislation.
The National Cup Recycling Scheme was set up to kick-start paper cup recycling. It brought together major retailers, waste management companies and UK paper mills and, in response to next year’s change in the law, the scheme is expanding to include smaller brands and cafés.
From October 2025, any business with more than 10 employees which provides paper cups to staff or customers will need to report twice a year on the volume of cups sold. They will also be required to host a take-back scheme for customers and report on the number of cups being sent for recycling.
Hannah Osman, National Cup Recycling Manager at Valpak, said: “The UK already has the capacity to recycle all of the cups generated across the country’s 25,000 cafés and coffee shops, so this legislation will have a far-reaching impact. As with any new regulation, it may be
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confusing at first but the National Cup Recycling Scheme’s work with major brands such as Costa and McDonald’s means we already have a successful network in place. Combined with Valpak’s experience in compliance, we have all the tools to support businesses through the transition.”
Valpak’s service is open to any site providing filled cups to staff or members of the public. As well as managing the compliance aspects, the scheme incorporates a straightforward collection system. Valpak provides outlets with a collection box able to hold 400-700 cups; once filled, businesses arrange for a collection.
Each collection is weighed and logged. The cups are then delivered to paper mills around the country, where they are recycled into packaging for luxury brands. Since 2018, 185 million cups have already been recycled through the scheme.
Hannah Osman said: “Paper cups are easily recycled; we just have to keep the cups separate from other waste streams. At Valpak, we think it is important to bring customers on the journey, so we provide stats to show what businesses have achieved. This type of robust data will also be important when compliance reporting begins.”
In Scotland, Valpak will be working with environmental charity Keep
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Scotland Beautiful to roll out and pilot the cup boxes in the Scottish Highlands.
Paul Wallace, Campaigns and Social Innovation Manager at Keep Scotland Beautiful, said: "Having worked with Valpak and the National Cup Recycling Scheme since 2018, through our flagship Cup Movement Programme, we welcome the cup box as an exciting initiative to help mainstream cup recycling by making it more widely available to retailers and communities.
“We are looking forward to working in collaboration with community groups to pilot the boxes in coming months in the remote, rural setting of Scottish Highlands, as part of our work through the Highland Community Waste Partnership.
“Nearly 80% of Scotland’s carbon footprint comes from the things that we make, use, and often throw away after one use. 200m single-use cups are used in Scotland each year, by increasing the proportion of these that are recycled, we are not only reducing the impact of litter on our communities, but also working to transition towards a more circular economy.”
To find out more about the National Cup Recycling Scheme, visit: www.
cuprecyclingscheme.co.uk
www.valpak.co.uk
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