DP World UAE Wins Sustainability Award
The global port operator DP World’s UAE Region has been recognised for its efforts to create a more efficient and sustainable……
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A trial 20p levy is being brought into force on disposable coffee cups sold around the University and SU this week after 750,000 were sold across campus last year. Around one million hot drinks are sold across the 13 University-owned ‘Hustle and Bustle’ outlets every year, including the IC Cafe and Diamond Cafe, and between August 2017 and July this year 749,960 disposable coffee cups passed through.