Michael Gove said that a 25p charge on single-use cups was an excited idea HANNAH MCKAY/REUTERSMPs have criticised Michael Gove for failing to introduce a “latte levy” on disposable coffee cups. A 25p charge on single-use cups, modelled on the 5p tax on plastic bags, was among recommendations to increase recycling and reduce waste made by a cross-party Commons committee in January. Only one in 400 disposable coffee cups is recycled and the environment secretary, who has committed the government to a series of green policy measures, said the levy was an exciting idea. He gave a reusable coffee cup to each of his colleagues at a cabinet meeting last month. Responding to the environmental audit committee’s report yesterday, the government refused to commit immediately to a change and said only that it was “something we could consider amongst other…

Source: The Times March 09, 2018 00:00 UTC