You need to realise that convincing someone to use a reusable coffee cup isn't going to flow onto resolving CC, don't you?
Did you read that report? It says nothing about recycling paper & plastics...
I do. I think you have misunderstood my point - people don't give a fuck about reducing their carbon emissions because they believe other countries/people are worse offenders than themselves, so why should they make sacrifices to their cost/standard of living while others continue on their merry polluting way? This mentality is reflected in our day to day lives - burn it up, tear it down, throw it out, newer, bigger, faster, more convenient...
I work with a bunch of green planet loving people judging hippies, all of whom could easily catch the train or bus to work. They live near and work near major routes for such transport options and it is affordable. But it's not convenient so they don't. One of them drives about 800m and pays for parking.
Also reducing waste (such as single use cups) does have a minute impact on carbon emissions. Less production, less transportation, less landfill, and so on. But I stress minute.