KeepCup, An Alternative To Disposable Cups
Designed and manufactured in Australia, KeepCup is an alternative to all those disposable coffee cups that result in an enormous amount of trash. Most disposable paper cups are plastic coated and often impregnated with toxic dyes, all this makes them not recyclable.
KeepCup is made out of recyclable Polypropylene #5 (the safest food grade plastic), and some of the environmental features include: a modular lid (that fits three different cup sizes), low embodied energy, reusable, practically unbreakable and durable (estimated life span of 4 years).
KeepCup was created by Abigail and Jaime Forsyth, owners of a coffee and catering outlet chain in Melbourne who decided to do something to reduce the waste problems associated with disposable coffee cups.
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on July 8th, 2009 at 10:56 am
Very nice idea, now we can have lesser plastic cup waste. With the estimated four life years, we can use this every day, like using this to drink juice or when we brush our teeth, the cup can be used to save water too. What a very resourceful product!
on July 18th, 2009 at 1:02 am
Maybe the new plastic Keepcup will be the first step in changing the way Plastic cups, plates and more are handled as waste.