Marks & Spencer launches huge change to coffee cups in a supermarket first

Takeaway coffee cups are often difficult to recycle because of plastic linings inside.

M&S has rolled out new cups that are made from paper fibre that are fully recyclable.

It is the first major high street retailer to introduce fully recyclable cups like these.

This change will remove 20 million units of plastic.

This comes as Aldi launches new packaging changes in a bid to cut down on waste.

Available now, the new Marks & Spencer cups are available in 20 M&S locations across the country.

This includes Stratford City, London, Leeds, White Rose and Cheshunt.

The new cups will soon be available for all shoppers as they will roll out to all branches in the coming months.

Shoppers can easily recycle the cups like any other paper item.

Managing director at M&S Food Alex Freudmann: “Our customers look to us to lead on the environment and we are constantly aiming to raise the bar and lower our impact on the planet.

"With one in every two of us visiting a coffee shop several times a week the long-lasting damage coffee cups can have on the planet without being properly recycled is huge.

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"That’s why we were determined to bring a sustainable alternative to what’s out there today, and we’re proud to offer customers the first fully recyclable coffee cup on the high street.

"For me, our coffee now ticks three big boxes – it’s delicious, it supports our growers and suppliers with every purchase, and now it comes in easy-to-recycle cups too.”

This comes as Sainsbury's makes an "out of ordinary" change to a staple food to cut back on waste.

M&S will close stores this month as it makes a push for its Foodhall branches.