Government scraps plans to force cafe bosses to recycle throwaway cups

Estimates put the number of coffee cups thrown away each year in the UK at between 2.5 and three billion (Alamy/PA) -

The Government has scrapped plans that would have required cafe bosses to recycle throwaway paper cups.

The proposals, put forward by the previous government, would have mandated coffee shops with more than 10 employees to provide bins and make recycling arrangements for fibre-based composite cups used by customers.