Traditional clay (earthen) "bhar" cups are pretty awesome. Sanitary (kiln fired), no glazes, durable, water proof, single use, non-toxic, etc.
When you're done sipping your chai, just smash your bhar cup on the ground. It simply becomes earth again.
Surely we can come up with some spiffy new modern variations.
All it'd take is investment and policy.
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For the eeyores:
Startups are now developing and deploying out carbon-free cement and carbon-free steel.
All it took was investment, cheap energy, and policy.
Aside: Since the early '90s, Howard Schultz (Starbucks) has promised us an eco-friendly coffee cup. Any day now, right? I'm so tired of waiting.
Traditional clay (earthen) "bhar" cups are pretty awesome. Sanitary (kiln fired), no glazes, durable, water proof, single use, non-toxic, etc.
When you're done sipping your chai, just smash your bhar cup on the ground. It simply becomes earth again.
Surely we can come up with some spiffy new modern variations.
All it'd take is investment and policy.
--
For the eeyores:
Startups are now developing and deploying out carbon-free cement and carbon-free steel.
All it took was investment, cheap energy, and policy.
--
Aside: Since the early '90s, Howard Schultz (Starbucks) has promised us an eco-friendly coffee cup. Any day now, right? I'm so tired of waiting.