In the U.K. alone, around 2.5 billion coffee cups are used and thrown away every single year. As of 2017, less than one in 400, or 0.25%, are getting recycled. Conventional takeaway coffee cups ...

Foam coffee cups are in trouble as cities and states ban them across the country. But a Michigan company with a factory in Chicago isn’t ready to give up.

Foam coffee cups are in trouble as cities and states ban them across the country. But a Michigan company with a factory in Chicago isn’t ready to give up.

Mankotia said that because his 3D-printed cups are made from just dirt, salt and water, they can safely be left in landfills or even smashed to dust on the ground. "When you throw it away, it's ...

Plan to add 50 jobs at the factory. ... Georgia-Pacific is consolidating its plants that make Dixie cups, such as the 12 ounce coffee cup. All the cups will be made in Lexington by the end of 2021.

The cups contain a mere 11 grams of ground coffee, vacuum-sealed in nitrogen to prevent oxidation. K-Cups are extremely profitable, selling standard coffee grounds for around $40 per pound.

How each caffeinated cup is made varies widely, just like each customer's palette. ... A hole at the bottom of the device allows the liquid coffee to drip into a mug waiting below.

Since 2014, the company has been upcycling old cups into new sheets of paper. Based in Burneside, in the Lake District, the James Cropper plant’s recycling machines separate the cups' plastic ...