BURNESIDE'S papermakers James Cropper is on the hunt for a 'latte legend' who posted the business a used coffee cup to be recycled.

The company made headlines after a 25p latte levy on disposable coffee cups was suggested by MPs.

Burneside-based James Cropper PLC is one of only two facilities in the country with the capability to recycle coffee cups, with a current capacity to upcycle 500 million per year.

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It wants to track down the person who put a second class stamp on a Greggs cup to 'Paper cup recycling, Kendal'.

On its Twitter page, the business posted a picture of the stamped cup and wrote: "2.5bn #CoffeeCups to recycle in the UK every year – every little helps…

"This is how one #LatteLegend is going about #CupCycling!

"We’d love to say thanks to the #LatteLegend - can you help us track them down?"