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The launch of the new facilities is being promoted with an immersive art installation outside the Tate Modern, which has been made using 5,555 cups – representing the number of cups used every minute in the UK
The Cup Fund is providing between £50,000 and £100,000 each to 12 winners
Starbucks customers will be able to borrow a reusable cup and drop in back into a ‘Cup Check-In’ point before their flight
It will help fund the company’s commitments, which include energy efficiency, renewable energy, water and waste reduction projects
The Cup Fund is offering grants for at least 10 projects to develop infrastructure and ensure tea and coffee cups are collected and sent for recycling
The fast food chain has committed $5m to the NextGen Cup Consortium and Challenge
It will come into effect on 26th July and is part of the company’s plans to cut waste
They will be replaced with new lids designed for use without straws and paper or compostable alternatives
It will also be testing alternative solutions for plastic straws across 54 stores in London and Manchester next month
A non-profit group has called on Starbucks to fulfil environmental pledges it made in 2008