EPISODE · Aug 13, 2025 · 17 MIN
Northern Lights Ep 6 From cups to books - the Cumbrian recycling story
from Northern Lights · host Nigel Thompson
The children’s book ‘Little Coffee Cup and the Big Surprise’ is the debut story from Cumbrian author and sustainability advocate Hayley Slack and follows the tale of Little Coffee Cup.Not only is the book written to spark conversations about waste and reuse but it’s made from recycled coffee cups by Burneside-based paper and packaging manufacturer, James Cropper.Each physical book is made from 13 recycled coffee cups, collected from across the UK and beyond.“Since January we’ve received 757 tonnes - that’s around 64 million coffee cups - which have been diverted from landfill,” Rob Tilsley Croppers’ fibre specialist told Business Crack as he showed me around the Burneside factory.In this podcast we'll hear from author, designer and manufacturer and their hopes that this Cumbrian collaboration could be just the start of a bigger success story.https://littlecoffeecup.com/products/little-coffee-cup-bookhttps://paperandpackaging.jamescropper.com/capabilities/fibreblend/
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The children’s book ‘Little Coffee Cup and the Big Surprise’ is the debut story from Cumbrian author and sustainability advocate Hayley Slack and follows the tale of Little Coffee Cup.Not only is the book written to spark conversations about waste and reuse but it’s made from recycled coffee cups by Burneside-based paper and packaging manufacturer, James Cropper.Each physical book is made from 13 recycled coffee cups, collected from across the UK and beyond.“Since January we’ve received 757 tonnes - that’s around 64 million coffee cups - which have been diverted from landfill,” Rob Tilsley Croppers’ fibre specialist told Business Crack as he showed me around the Burneside factory.In this podcast we'll hear from author, designer and manufacturer and their hopes that this Cumbrian collaboration could be just the start of a bigger success story.https://littlecoffeecup.com/products/little-coffee-cup-bookhttps://paperandpackaging.jamescropper.com/capabilities/fibreblend/
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