Two months ago we reported that British lawmakers were considering the implementation of the latte levy due to the fact that those pesky Starbucks paper cups aren’t recyclable because of their lining of polyethylene that inevitably gets them thrown into a landfill.

Well, as of last Friday,theUK government has officially rejected the latte levy, a tax on all disposable coffee cups that would raise the price 25p (34 cents) a cup, and is now counting on coffee shops to offer discounts for customers with reusable cups.