The Frugalpac, invented by Martin Myerscough, a British entrepreneur, has a… The coffee shop chain will be the first retailer to test the Frugalpac, which, according to its manufacturer, is much easier to recycle. The Frugalpac, invented by Martin Myerscough, a British entrepreneur, has a plastic membrane which ­detaches during recycling, leaving just the paper PAStarbucks is to try a fully recyclable cup as part of efforts to cut the amount of waste sent to landfill each year. More than 2.5 billion coffee cups are used in the UK every year, but only one in 400 is recycled, with the rest sent to landfill or incinerated because they are made from paper laminated with plastic, which makes them hard to process.

Source: The Times July 21, 2016 16:02 UTC