Reusable coffee cups are a washable and long lasting alternative to disposable coffee cups.
Australians alone throw out 2.7 million disposable coffee cups every day. This adding up to a total of 1 billion coffee cups being thrown out each year.
This affects the environment greatly as a single cup production including transportation results in an about 0.11 kilograms of CO2 (Carbon dioxide) being emitted into the air we breathe. This is extremely bad for us and the world around us as CO2 is a greenhouse gas. When emitted into the earth's atmosphere CO2 creates an invisible layer that traps the sun's heat in the atmosphere. This causes an increase of the planet and oceans temperature. This can cause climate change to occur as ocean are becoming to warm for sea creates to live in and the increase of temperatures is increasing the chance of an natural disaster.
Ways you can help solve this issue is by buying reusable coffee cups. Reusable coffee cups are eco friendly and reduce 91–92 percent of landfill. The way the reusable coffee cups work is by Australians bring their own empty reusable coffee cups to most cafes. These cafes will fill up the reusable coffee cup with any drink available (preferably coffee) instead of using a disposable coffee cup. Some cafes even offer a discount when you bring in your reusable cup!
Alternatives
Keep cup - $12 to $48 (aus)
Avanti homewares - $21.95 to $35.95 (aus)
Cheeki - $42.95 (aus) - 350ml
Make by fressko - $34.95 to $39.95 (aus)
