Budget weakens recycling targets days after report highlights coffee cup waste
by Rebecca Smithers from Environment | The Guardian on (#17D8Z)
Campaigners criticise UK government for watering down targets on plastic packaging recycling despite recent reports showing that millions of coffee cups end up in landfill every year
The government is watering down statutory plastic packaging recycling targets just days after high street coffee chains came under fire for allowing millions of coffee cups to end up in landfill.
Campaigners said the announcement - buried in the small print of the Budget on Wednesday - showed that protecting the environment is a low priority for the government.
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