• w2tpmf@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    Yeah this just seams like a way to sell cups. Lol

    Disposable cups are reusable if you refill them.

    Reusable cups are disposable if you throw them away.

    I bet the “reusable” cups are worse for the environment when they get thrown away too.

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      4 months ago

      Yeah this just seams like a way to sell cups.

      The cups aren’t being sold (or at least that’s not the intention). The cups have a deposit on them.

      Reusable cups are usually a bit thicker and higher-quality than cups intended for single use. And depending on what type of cup you replace with what other type of cup, you may need a lot of refills to compensate:

      Diagram "Energy input to produce a cup"