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OurWorld 2.0: Sad Demise of the Paper Coffee Cup
11 March, 2009
The bean counters at the World Wildlife Fund found that it takes more than 200 litres of water just to produce one cup of latte coffee (see flash presentation at the link below).
Water wastage is only one aspect of the total environmental impact. Another alarming facet is the amount of solid waste produced by the ubiquitous throwaway paper cup -- the most unnecessary environmental side effect of the coffee craving.
This is known, by the environmentally astute, as the "paper cup problem".
Full article and flash presentation
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Page last modified 2009.11.02.
