The plastic lids, which can be found on cups from all sorts of fast food places and coffee shops, are used by most of us every single day.

Their solution takes aim at these plastic lids that need centuries to decompose, rather than the plastic-lined paper used in takeaway coffee cups, which the team says takes just 20.

Additionally, the presence of another hole than the drinking spout allows coffee to run smoothly when you’re sipping from it ― otherwise, there’d be no airflow in the cup. According to Atlas Obscura, ...

Anyone who has ever spent too much money on a takeaway coffee only to have the drink ruined by the poorly-designed cup should appreciate Viora Lid. This new design prevents spills while also ...

Takeaway coffee cup lids will be made from either paper or bagasse, which is a by-product of sugarcane. It is estimated the cost of low-plastic coffee cups is 30 per cent higher than the plastic ...

Bait bags, plastic dome lids and takeaway containers will then be phased out in September 2025. Heavy fines could be enforced with business owners charged as much as $6,800 if they are caught ...

More goes into the design of a takeaway coffee cup than most of us realise. For instance, you might not have known that placing the cover’s drinking spout opposite the paper cup’s “seam” can help ...

An estimated 68 per cent of takeaway cups are served with lids, equating to more than 120 million lids used in WA per year.

“Coffee lids are modest modern marvels, but we rarely slow down and take the time to consider, admire, or even wonder about these humble masterpieces,” Louise told the publication.

For example, coffee lids became more dome-shaped as foamy, bubbly drinks rose in popularity; after the famous McDonald’s coffee court case, they told Atlas Obscura, brands started including more ...