C2C coffee cup takes the concept of cradle-to-cradle and applies it to the design of a coffee cup. The design team chose the disposable paper cup; the ‘C2C’ coffee cup is manufactured at the cafe from the waste stream of the cafe. Used coffee grounds are mixed with paper pulp and a polylactide resin (made from corn derived dextrose), then pressure-molded into shape.
The physical design itself originated from the wish of providing not only a directional feature to the cup, but also to provide a friendlier shape and more secure grip. C2C is fully biodegradable with its final elements being 100% compostable. Manufacturing of C2C provides for an animated feature in a cafe, since most of the process will be visible.
Thus the grounds used for “your” drink would make up “your” cup. However, “your” cup grounds content will actually be from someone else’s brew, since there will be a certain cycle delay, when taking mixing, forming, drying, and cooling into consideration. But technically, one brew makes its own cup.
