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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Maddie Thomas

How to ditch disposable cups – and transform the way you enjoy coffee

The environmental impact of disposable cups is great – 6.5m trees are cut down every year to produce the 16bn paper cups used globally
The environmental impact of disposable cups is great – 6.5m trees are cut down every year to produce the 16bn paper cups used globally Photograph: creacart/Getty Images/iStockphoto

Almost everyone has a reusable cup (or three) in their kitchen cupboard, but the convenience of disposable cups often triumphs on the morning coffee run.

In Australia, an estimated 1.8bn single use coffee cups go to waste each year, and the number exceeds 500bn globally.

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