Step 2 : Set up the service

Once all stakeholders are on board, you’re ready to set up the recycling service.

• Set up a collection schedule with your waste contractor. Based on your understanding of footfall in the area, make sure the frequency of collections will never leave the bins overflowing.

• Purchase recycling bins and plan where they’ll go. Take advantage of the discounts available to Cup Fund winners (see separate document). Check in with other project teams in your city to make sure you choose the same bins, where it makes sense. Consistency of bins on the high street is key to improving recycling.

• Decide on a launch date to introduce coffee cup recycling. Where appropriate, make it part of something bigger. Make sure you give yourself time to launch it properly, it’s better to wait and do it well than to rush it and not do the campaign justice.

• Be patient and keep an eye on how it goes. People may not get it straight away! Like with any new service, there are likely to be teething problems. So, it’s a good idea to get feedback and have a way for people to raise any issues they have. Expect that you will have to tweak the system and don’t see that as failure – it’s all part of the process. Allocate time, resources and people to tackle teething issues quickly in the first few weeks.