Korean Disposable Cups

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Originally uploaded by MimmoC

A set on flickr of interesting disposable cups in Korea: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mimmo-cozzolino/sets/72157605152747277/

WMF 1

An interesting product, as a cool looking reusable cup and it makes coffee too.

The WMF 1 coffee pad machine can be used nearly at all places where you want to enjoy a cup of freshly brewed coffee, whether in the office, on the terrace or even in the bedroom. In less than one minute your WMF 1 prepares a cup of flavoursome fresh coffee. The water tank contains the volume you need for one cup of coffee. Thus, you will always brew with fresh water. Insert a standard coffee pad of your choice into the pad holder. Just press the button, and in less than one minute your cup of flavoursome fresh coffee will be brewed.

Cupkin

The Cupkin (cup + napkin) s a machine that handles waste and recycles disposable cutlery in fast-food restaurants. When you put a cup into the machine, you can see it being shredded to pieces and then sorted. From that “waste” napkins are made—the same ones available in the restaurants.

A creative solution to reusing disposable cups by Sondre Frost Urstad.

For the Price of a Cup of Coffee

Trailer for short environmental documentary on paper waste, recycling and disposables called For the Price of a Cup of Coffee. Available at Green Planet Films.

Paper Cups, Green Alternatives

Evil Coffee Cups

Nicely done school project demonstrating the disposable waste stream of our society--namely paper cups.

Tim Hortons at it again...

Another Pledge

While you should definitely take the Kill the Cardboard Cup Pledge, here is another pledg: The Good Earth Coffee "Brew at Home" Pledge - a simple commitment to brew more and toss less.

Coffee Cup Catastrophe

Do You Know Where Your Latte Mug Lands?

Another article supporting reusable cups...

Going Green: Coffee

keepyourcup.com

keepyourcup.com, another website that supports reusable cups.

Every cup tells a story of the landfill...

Count the number of cardboard cups in Tim Hortons new ad campaign. Tell the story of the cardboard cups...

More Numbers

1.) From Stanford University: Imagine the resources we would save if every coffee drinker brought a reusable cup to the coffee shop—even just for one day. If every Starbucks customer used a re-usable coffee thermos, we could save 1,181,600 tons of wood, 2,040,061,237 pounds of carbon dioxide, and 4,441,093,624 gallons of water every year. That’s more carbon dioxide than would be emitted if the entire population of San Francisco got in their cars and drove from San Francisco to New York. And it’s enough water to supply all of Los Angeles for 8 days.

2.) From Treehugger.com and Organic Style: “Take all the people who read this magazine, then persuade them to sip their morning coffee from a travel mug for one week. Result: Enough trees to fill two football fields will be spared the ax. Can't commit to a week? Switching to reusable cups for just one day will save as much energy as using 1,000 gallons of gasoline.”

Is it greener to drink from reusable cups?

The Guardian explores whether reusable cups or cardboard cups are more green.

Conclusion: Bringing your own cup is the greener option.

Starbucks Reusable Cup Story

Starbucks defeats the intention of my reusable cup

A story about Starbucks taking a reusable cup and making it pointless.

Tim Hortons unveils cup recycling bins

Due to an increase in pressure by customers, Tim Hortons has hired Turtle Island Recycling Corp. to take coffee cups left behind in its Toronto stores and turn them into roofing paper or cardboard boxes.

Read the article here.

an office possibility

Watch http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwEZnAXyglY

An okay solution for offices/public areas as all the components are recyclable.

Celina's Coffee Cup Project

Another interesting project on throw-away cups.

Use a re-usable to-go cup - all the cool kids are doing it!

Green Commercial - Reusable Coffee Mugs

killthecardboardcup.com

Visit killthecardboardcup.com for more information.