Department for Education: Beverage Containers
(asked on 16th January 2018) - View Source
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate has been made of the number of single use disposable cups that are (a) used each year and (b) sent for recycling by his Department.
This question was answered on 24th January 2018
No estimate has been made of the department’s use of single use disposable cups that are used each year and sent for recycling.
Staff and visitors are encouraged to dispose of waste appropriately and use recycling bins where it is appropriate to do so.
The department has achieved an overall waste reduction of 71% since 2009/10 and recycling levels in 2016-17 were at 74%.