
Can a deposit system help reusable coffee cups catch on?
Some 320,000 disposable cups are thrown away every hour in Germany. Reusable cups have long been touted as the solution. But will they ever catch on? With clever financial incentives, perhaps yes.The active service life of a disposable coffee-to-go cup is about 15 minutes. Once it’s over, it gets chucked into a dustbin, or onto …