Every day, thousands of disposable coffee cups are thrown in the rubbish bin. One hot drink every day is estimated to create 10.5 kg of waste each year into our landfills. And of the 18% of rubbish we produce that is comprised of disposable containers, hot beverage cups represent a significant part of this. We all enjoy our daily ritual of a good cup of coffee, but most disposable cups are not recyclable. They are often impregnated with toxic dyes and have a polyethylene coating which makes them hard to recycle. The Karma Kup (BPA FREE) has been designed and developed to address these problems.
BPA and Health Risks: what does the latest science show?
(Author: Risk Bites, published 3rd Feb 2014)