{"id":131235,"date":"2023-09-29T00:11:11","date_gmt":"2023-09-29T00:11:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/?p=131235"},"modified":"2023-09-29T00:11:11","modified_gmt":"2023-09-29T00:11:11","slug":"eco-friendly-coffee-cup-that-turns-into-a-biscuit-used-by-bristol-cafe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/world-news\/eco-friendly-coffee-cup-that-turns-into-a-biscuit-used-by-bristol-cafe\/","title":{"rendered":"Eco-friendly coffee cup that turns into a biscuit used by Bristol cafe"},"content":{"rendered":"
When you order a coffee from a barista, you may expect to get a little biscuit on the side.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But a cafe in Bristol has taken it a step further by making their whole cup edible\u00a0\u2013 all in the name of zero waste.<\/p>\n
Zero Green, a zero waste store in Bedminster, has started serving hot drinks in a thick wafer cup\u00a0\u2013 which can be eaten when the drink has gone.\u00a0<\/p>\n
They are similar to a thick ice cream cone with a ‘slightly nutty, wheat-y taste’.\u00a0<\/p>\n
They are designed to hold a hot drink for around 40 minutes before going soggy.\u00a0Once it has been eaten, the cone leaves behind a thin biodegradable paper sleeve, which can be recycled.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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The wafer cups were developed by Bulgarian retailer Cupffee<\/p>\n
It is an environmentally-friendly way to comply with a ban on single use plastics, which is set to come into law on October 1.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The cups were developed by Bulgarian retailer Cupffee.<\/p>\n
A Zero Green barista told Bristol Live: ‘It’s made from wheat and barley and it’s very much like a sort of thick ice cream wafer, so it’s got that kind of slightly nutty, wheat-y taste.\u00a0<\/p>\n
‘It’s a good zero waste option. We also, obviously, fill any cups that anyone brings in because reuse is better than use once, but this is as close to a zero-waste cup as we can get.’\u00a0<\/p>\n