Will a 25p charge change Britain's throwaway coffee cup culture?

On a busy Guildford high street reaction to the proposed 'latte levy' is mixed. While many welcome the move to change peoples' habits, for some, already feeling the squeeze of a weak pound, the 25p hit is too high

Turn any corner in the busy town centre of Guildford on a weekday morning, and someone is carrying a disposable cup bearing the logo of one of the major chains.

Each minute in the UK about 500 of these used coffee cups are thrown away. Every year consumers use and dispose of 2.5bn of them. The vast majority are not recycled.