The Good Cup: The 200 Best Inventions of 2023 | TIME
E very year, 500 billion disposable cups end up in landfills. Paper cups sound good in theory, but most use a plastic laminate as a sealant, which makes them difficult to recycle. This is why Choose Planet A’s the Good Cup is glued together with a water-based coating, called aqueous, that makes it leak-proof, recyclable (up to seven times), and even biodegradable. “If you throw it in the water or the forest,” Choose Planet A’s co-founder and managing director Cyril Drouet says, “it will biodegrade and disappear.” The cup also has a foldable paper lid, cutting the need for a plastic top. It will be available in the U.S. later this year. CONTACT US AT LETTERS@TIME.COM. These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in or filling in forms. You can set your browser to block or alert you
Every year, 500 billion disposable cups end up in landfills. Paper cups sound good in theory, but most use a plastic laminate as a sealant, which makes them difficult to recycle. This is why Choose Planet A’s the Good Cup is glued together with a water-based coating, called aqueous, that makes it leak-proof, recyclable (up to seven times), and even biodegradable. “If you throw it in the water or the forest,” Choose Planet A’s co-founder and managing director Cyril Drouet says, “it will biodegrade and disappear.” The cup also has a foldable paper lid, cutting the need for a plastic top. It will
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