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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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The “recup” is about returning to a natural resource, one that has been with us since the beginning of civilization. Taking this resource and adjusting it to provide a suitable solution for our current dilemma, not only presents a “green” solution, but a reasonable solution. As well as, setting the foundation to allow us to naturally modify the end product as a result of it growing under our adjustments.
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texastee contest guide
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Orwellian
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PureEm
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JPiTT idea owner
To shaunable:
I take it your wondering if the calabash and the coffee bean could possible be used in a crop rotation or nutrient cycle?
This was the initial concept I wanted to pursue. From the research I gather, the problems I saw was that they both required the same type of soil and that their growing seasons heavily overlap each other. I also looked to see if they could be grown together as companion plants, but that was also a negative.
To texastee:
I'm basing the fact that they can be grown into shape off the fact that, pumpkins and watermelons can be grown into shapes. And that they all part of the same plant family, the "Cucurbitaceae".
To Orwellian:
Yea, I agree with you the lid is a bit of a challenge. I the only idea I could up with, was a giant adult baby nipple to drink from. But, obviously that won't work. It would be hilarious.
To PureEm:
I believe the growing season from seed to maturity is around 100 to 110 days. Real issue comes when you need to dry them out so they can be used. And that take about a month for smaller calabashs and longer for larger one. The environmental issues to come, I don't see as a bigger issue than than the one where trying to solve for. The major issue I see would soil conditions. But, that could be solve with the proper plant to put in a nutrient cycle with the calabash.
Thanks again for the feedback.
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jblevinson
I like it, but I'm still not sure how we clean them after holding coffee with milk and sweetener in it. Gourds left wet will develop mold, and you aren't supposed to clean them with soap or detergent. Not sure how porous the walls of the gourd are, either. Thoughts?
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IceQueen
also would this raise the price of coffee drinks? this could be more labor intensive
but the shape growing concept is great!
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JPiTT idea owner
I spoke with people who sold gourds as cups while I was looking them up. I ask them the same question. What they told me was just to rinse them out and put them out to dry out completely before reusing them. Gourds usually grow mold on them when they first go through their drying out stage. It's just a part of the drying process.
To IceQueen:
By 2 dollars max (I think) and Thanks.
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Valerie
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Janne
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sweetmelissa9978
Good luck!
~Melissa
I'd like to invite you to review my idea : )
http://www.jovoto.com/contests/drink-sustainably/ideas/4793