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Product Design: Help reduce waste from coffee-to-go paper cups and come up with sustainable solutions!

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origami paper cup

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origami paper cup
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  • laurarachelgil
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    almost 2 years ago

    laurarachelgil

    a few ideas:
    1) flat cups could be sold as multi-packs with price including a pre-paid cup of coffee (bar code on cup to monitor)
    2) a flat cup is easier to clean on the go when done, e.g. with a tissue
    3) perhaps providing cleaning service or self-serve cleaning stations so flat can be cleaned quickly before use/reuse

    questions:
    what about lids?
    how can they be recycled?
  • chens380
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    almost 2 years ago

    chens380 idea owner

    Thank you for all your suggestion. I ll soon update my origami idea. I was thinking the lid can also be create together with the origami cup.

  • cbabyak
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    almost 2 years ago

    cbabyak

    Folding can be an answer, but I would not yet drink a scalding hot beverage from your cup. Your folding design needs to be more unique. Can you create a folding pattern that allows two forms to be created depending on the need of the moment, i.e. a cup or plate. If one single sheet is creased for multiple uses more people are apt to accept this idea. Nice start.
  • sradia
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    almost 2 years ago

    sradia jury (contest)

    Paper is really appealing when it comes to convenience. The trick will be the folding process, as putting that on the consumer is a tough request, but if the paper is more like a coupon, or a stamped piece of evidence of your resubmission (similar to some of the coca-cola bottle deposit ideas we've seen), this could work nicely. Then the customer is returning something, while the coffee shop is the one actually "creating" the cups. Love the up-cycle thinking. I'll wait to hear what @bunterberg's friend jay has to say. Thanks for submitting!
  • MasterStroke
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    almost 2 years ago

    MasterStroke

    I'm sorry what material is this?
  • Robhoski
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    over 1 year ago

    Robhoski

    It's sort of like the liner idea but better. I too like a folding cup, but asking the customer to understand origami is a hard sell. If you could make it simpler perhaps? The fabric sleeve is interesting since it can be easily toted around and takes up minimum space. Maybe a hard disc at the bottom of the sleeve for stability? Just a thought.
  • omaroyoun
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    over 1 year ago

    omaroyoun

    I have voted for you idea. Our retries are a step forward towards a greener planet with less waste. Please have a look at my idea and I greatly appreciate your opinion http://www.jovoto.com/contests/drink-sustainably/ideas/5237
  • sweetmelissa9978
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    over 1 year ago

    sweetmelissa9978

    My only worry is my kid will want to play with my origami cup.
  • danieltreacy
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    over 1 year ago

    danieltreacy

    Hey, having made these origami cups before, I'm confused as to how this would actually stand up, seeing as they don't actually have a flat base - they're essentially just like a sealed paper cone. Still not necessarily a bad thing - I tried it with folded polypropylene, and they held water well and looked cool, but the diagram is a bit misleading.
  • Janne
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    over 1 year ago

    Janne

    Well, this folding system isn´t new - I´ve already done it with preschool kids... I wonder how you want to make it fit into the outer cup, as it´s not rounded...