Greene King's Tub2Pub Collects Record Number of Tubs for Sixth Consecutive Year

Greene King, the country’s leading pub company and brewer, has announced that its ever-popular Tub2Pub community recycling initiative has collected a record number of tubs in 2026 – for the sixth consecutive year.

This year’s campaign saw almost 295,000 plastic sweet and biscuit tubs dropped off at Greene King pubs, diverting them from landfill and raising funds for its charity partner, Macmillan Cancer Support. This represents an increase of over 20% on the number of tubs collected in 2025.

The sale of the 33.74 tonnes of recycled plastic means a £10,122 donation for Macmillan.

Greene King runs Tub2Pub in January and February, as these confectionery tubs are popular purchases over the festive season and not all domestic kerbside recycling collections will accept the polypropylene plastic. Greene King takes the tubs to a specialist recycling company, and money raised from the sale of the recycled plastic is donated to Macmillan.

Since its launch in 2021, Tub2Pub has collected 88,435kg of plastic – which is around 769,000 tubs – raising £45,369 for Macmillan.

Kat Harper, Greene King’s Director of Sustainability, said: “Tub2Pub has been an amazing success once again this year! Thank you to the thousands of people who collected and dropped off their tubs at our pubs. The individual actions of our customers and pub communities cumulatively have a huge positive impact – both on the environment and for charity. The festive treats tubs which could potentially end up in landfill are instead taken to our pubs for recycling and as a result Tub2Pub raises thousands of pounds to help people living with cancer. This is a great example of community action at its best, with the pub and people at the heart of it.”

George Michell, Senior Corporate Partnership Development Manager at Macmillan Cancer Support, said: “It’s fantastic to see Tub2Pub go from strength to strength with a record number of tubs collected this year. The initiative shows how community action can make a real difference, not only to the environment, but by raising vital funds to support people living with cancer. We’re incredibly grateful to Greene King and everyone who donated their tubs this year. Together, you’re helping Macmillan provide life-changing support to people living with cancer, whoever and wherever they are.”

Notes to Editors

About Greene King

Greene King is the country’s leading pub company and brewer with c.2,600 pubs, restaurants and hotels across England, Wales and Scotland. Founded in 1799 with offices in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk and Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, it employs around 40,000 people across three divisions: Greene King Pubs, Destination Brands & Ventures, and Brewing & Brands. Brewing & Brands produces quality ales at the Westgate Brewery in Bury St Edmunds and the Belhaven Brewery in Dunbar, with an industry-leading portfolio including Greene King IPA, Old Speckled Hen, Abbot Ale, Ice Breaker, Belhaven Best, Level Head and Flint Eye.

About Macmillan Cancer Support

Macmillan Cancer Support has spent more than 100 years helping people living with cancer. The number of people diagnosed with cancer is growing, and every one of them needs the best support to meet their unique needs. Macmillan is committed to helping everyone living with cancer across the UK get the support they need right now and to transforming cancer care for everyone who will be diagnosed in the future.

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