University Secures £44,000 Grant to Study Barriers to Paper Cup Recycling

University secures £44,000 grant to study barriers to paper cup recycling

University College London has been awarded more than £44,000 through the National Cup Recycling Scheme’s Beyond the Bin fund to investigate why paper cups continue to be missed by mainstream recycling systems. University College London (UCL) has been named the winner of the National Cup Recycling Scheme’s Beyond the Bin project fund, receiving more than £44,000 to support research into paper cup recycling. The funding, announced in August 2025, …

UCL wins £44k grant to map behavioural barriers to cup recycling

University College London's Centre for Behaviour Change will produce the first systems map of paper cup recycling behaviours, consulting stakeholders across retail, waste and policy to inform infrastructure design and intervention strategies. News Materials Paper Packaging Industry Packaging Producers Retailers Company News Breadcrumb Section Paper Main Magazine Feature 0 Remove Mag Cover bottom Date (Materbi) Tuesday, December 16…