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Fast Facts
500 billion disposable cups are manufactured globally every year
Half of the plastic used in the world today is for single use items.
98 tonnes of resources are used to make 1 tonne of paper.
KeepCup compared to a disposable paper cup (including coffee) reduces global warming by 36-47%
There is enough plastic in 35 disposable cups and lids to make a large KeepCup.
There is enough plastic in 25 disposable cups and lids to make a XS KeepCup.
KeepCups are warranted for one years.
About 75 disposable cups for each person on Earth are manufactured annually!
500 billion disposable cups end to end could circumnavigate the earth 100 times
71% of the worlds paper supply comes from diminishing forests, not tree farms or the recycle bin.
KeepCup compared to a disposable paper cup (including coffee) reduces water use by 64-85%
There is enough plastic in 32 disposable cups and lids to make a medium KeepCup.
Break even with disposable cups 15 uses over the KeepCup life cycle including cleaning.
Made from PP, LDPE and silicone KeepCup has low embodied energy in manufacture.
A disposable cup represents about 5% of the raw materials involved in manufacture and delivery.
4 billion trees (35% of the total trees) are used in paper industries on every continent.
We discard approximately 14.4 times our body weight in waste every year.
KeepCup compared to a disposable paper cup (including coffee) reduces landfill by 92-99%
There is enough plastic in 28 disposable cups and lids to make a small KeepCup.
KeepCups have been tested to 1000 uses.
Since June 2009, the awesome KeepCup users have stopped an estimated 750,000 trees being felled for paper pulp.