Switch disposable coffee cups for reusables, urge campaign groups

International coalition of NGOs is calling for an end to the throwaway culture after the success of a plastic bag charge shows a similar charge on coffee cups could work tooThe billions of disposable coffee cups thrown away each year globally should be replaced with reusable ones because they are a waste of resources and harm forests, an international coalition of NGOs has urged.The call comes as a study by Cardiff University said that the plastic bag charge in England had been so successful tha