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2. Disposable cup - Wikipedia

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   A 2011 book estimated that a chain of doughnut shops used one billion disposable coffee cups in a year, enough to circle the Earth twice. [10] A 2012 article in OnEarth said that Starbucks used over four billion disposable coffee cups in 2011. [11] The Cup Noodles brand of instant noodles uses expanded polystyrene foam cups to contain the ...

3. Edible packaging - Wikipedia

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   According to the National Association for PET Container Resources, the recycling rate for PET has held steady at 31% since 2013. [6] Polyesters like PET can be broken down through hydrolytic degradation: the ester linkage is cut by a water molecule. The reaction proceeds differently in acidic or alkaline conditions, but works best at ...

4. Vicarello Cups - Wikipedia

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   Roman milestone in Cerignola, Italy. The cups were discovered in 1852 when the existing bath complex near Vicarello was developed into a more modern one. The cups were found inside a crevice in the rock from which the thermal waters issued, along with a huge votive deposit consisting of ca. 5,000 bronze coins of Greek, Etruscan and Roman origin, including ca. 400 kilograms (880 lb) of aes rude ...