Reusable takeaway coffee cups

Brief Analysis of the Product

• Disposable coffee cups are often single-use, unable to be recycled and are used in mass every day all over the world. The disposable cups produce a lot of waste and some cups have a plastic lining that prevents the cups from being recycled.
• Reusable coffee cups are available in a wide range of styles, sizes, and with different technology applied to it.
• Adaption of mugs and cups for easy use when out and about.

Key Features that Promote Sustainability

• A useful alternative to disposable takeaway coffee cups to use at cafes/restaurants which reduces waste produced. Some cafes also offer discounts for using reusable cups.
• The cups have an extended lifetime which allows them to be used for a long time.
• The reusable cups themselves can be made sustainably.

Features that Reduce Sustainability

• Reusable cups that are made sustainably are often expensive which reduces the number of people that can purchase these.
• Depending on material of the cup, it could use a lot of water or resources to produce.