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<p>The below table highlights the available information held on the number of disposable
cups purchased in the UK by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in each of the last
five years. The figures are based on cups purchased centrally by our catering supplier.
They do not include individual ad hoc purchases of cups by teams within the office
or purchases by our overseas missions.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p><strong>Hot beverage cups</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p>Data
not available</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p>Data
not available</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p>Data
not available</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p>654,156</p></td></tr><tr><td
colspan="2"><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p>655,718</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>Since May 2017, the FCO have provided disposable cup recycling bins and offered
discounts on hot drinks purchased in reusable cups in its food and drink outlets to
minimise disposable cup waste and support the recycling of disposable cups.</p>
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