Waitrose is to stop using disposable coffee cups in a move it says will save 52 million cups a year.
Disposable cups will be removed from all Waitrose stores by the autumn.
Members of its loyalty scheme will still be able to get free tea or coffee from self-service machines but must use their own reusable cup.
Tor Harris, Waitrose head of sustainability, said: “We realise this is a major change, but we … are confident the majority of customers will support the environmental benefits.”
Initially, disposable cups will be removed from nine stores by the end of April - Banbury, Billericay, Ipswich, Newmarket, Norwich, Sudbury, Wymondham, Upminster, east London and Fitzroy Street, Cambridge. The scheme will then be rolled out to all its stores by the autumn.
In January, Starbucks started charging 5p for disposable coffee cups in 35 London stores as part of a trial.
