{
  "id": 9366153,
  "title": "Report calls for government to introduce a charge on disposable cups",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/report-calls-for-government-to-introduce-a-charge-on-disposable-cups",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-23T15:40:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-09-disposable-cups.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Around 2.5 billion single-use cups are used in the U.K. every year, yet fewer than 1% are recycled. They contribute to litter, contaminate recycling streams and increase waste management and street cleaning costs for local authorities and taxpayers.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}