Recyclable coffee cups: Solutions for single-use - Biffa
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Biffa’s recycling solution for single-use cups

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We’ve launched the first nationwide, fully ‘own wheels’ solution to collect and recycle fibre-based single-use cups on our own fleet through our own waste handling network. 

Despite more than 2.5 billion single-use cups being thrown away in the UK each year, only 0.25% (1 in 400) are recycled.   

To help solve this issue, Biffa’s new 100% ‘own wheels’ service finally provides businesses of all types with a consistent solution to recover and recycle cups across the entire mainland UK, transforming them into new packaging material and keeping them away from incineration or landfill, closing the recycling loop and supporting the circular economy. 

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Ensure your business compliance
From October 2025*, new regulations will mandate businesses that sell filled single-use cups and employ a minimum of 10 Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) employees to recycle disposable fiber-based cups. The legal requirements for sellers of filled single-use cups will be to:

- Provide a visible bin to collect used cups
- Collect and report the weight of disposable cups sold & recycled
- Register with their local environmental regulator / compliance scheme

As soon as these regulations come into effect, Biffa’s scheme will expand to include management of all legislative obligations, providing a fully compliant single-use cup collection and recycling solution.

Future proof your business for compliance by signing up with Biffa today. 

Benefits of choosing Biffa's solution

Sustainable
We reprocess and transform used cups, giving them a second life as new packaging material
Nationwide coverage
Our extensive fleet and transfer station network ensures that we’re ready to assist anywhere on the UK mainland
Flexible
Easily store your used fibre-based cups in different capacity containers or even in your existing bins
Simple and transparent
We offer collections at a frequency to suit your business, for minimal impact on your daily business operations, with consistent national pricing across the UK mainland
Own wheels
Delivered through Biffa's own fleet with no subcontracting, so every cup is treated consistently across the country

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Ready to give your single-use cups a new life? Whatever your business needs, Biffa can provide a tailored solution for you
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*Expected legislative change, may be subject to further revision.