Coffee cups are now accepted for recycling in Toronto

From the 7/4/24 CBC article: If you're in Toronto, you can now toss your disposable coffee cups and fountain drink cups in the blue bin, thanks to a new pilot that launched this week. Paper beverage cups lined with plastic, for both hot and cold drinks, are now accepted for recycling at home (including in apartment buildings), long-term care homes, retirement homes and elementary and high schools in the City of Toronto, but not in surrounding parts of the GTA. The cup recycling program is expected to be expanded to all of Ontario by 2026, and to similar containers such as ice cream cups.

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