Single use cup ban costs Boston Tea Party £250k
Bristol cafe chain Boston Tea Party (BTP) has revealed that is has lost a £250,000 since it banned single use cups last year.
Source: www.packagingnews.co.uk
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Plastic waste is piling up at a record pace in our parks, streets and oceans. We’re on track to put more than 53 trillion metric tons of plastic into our oceans and waterways each year by 2030.
It’s time to turn the tide on the plastic pollution crisis.