South African Institute for Industrial Engineering
Abstract
CITATION: Vermeulen, C. & Bam, W. G. 2018. Investigating the sustainability and feasibility of different disposable cups : a coffee shop perspective. In SAIIE29 Proceedings, 24-26 October 2018, Spier, Stellenbosch, South Africa.The original publication is available at https://conferences.sun.ac.za/index.php/saiie29/saiie29/schedConf/presentationsENGLISH ABSTRACT: With convenience being a sought-after factor in today's society, disposable coffee cups play a significant role in many people's daily routines. There still, however, appears to be a general confusion in many coffee shop environments regarding optimal waste treatment of disposable coffee cups to minimise their environmental impact. This study thus compares the different disposable coffee cup options that are available to South African coffee shops to determine which options (in terms of different materials) are more environmentally friendly under different conditions, whilst also satisfactorily meeting the requirements of coffee shops and customers.https://conferences.sun.ac.za/index.php/saiie29/saiie29/paper/view/3631Publisher's versio
