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9£®Unless you bring your own thermos£¬paper cups are the real option for on-the-go coffee£®But as we all know£¬producing these simple items cuts down forests of trees and contributes to mountains of waste£®In fact£¬Starbucks alone uses 4billion paper cups a year globally and most of these plastic-lined cups are never recycled£®But a project from Reduce£®Reuse£®Grow£®is handling the coffee industry's paper cup problem by giving these single-use coffee holders a further purpose£ºreforestation£®
A company in California has developed the world's first plantable coffee cup£¬which has seeds in the paper-based material£®That means after you're done with the cup£¬you can tear it£¬leave it in water for a few minutes£¬bury it and let nature take over£®
To prevent the spread of invasive plants£¬the bottom of the cup details the seed variety and also includes instructions on how to plant it either in the northern or central coast of California£®For those who don't want to get their hands dirty£¬the cup can be put into a Reduce£®Reuse£®Grow bin where it will eventually be taken to a reforestation location£®The cup can biodegrade£¨ÉúÎï½µ½â£© within 180days and offer nutrition to plants£®
The company is trying to put the cup into commercial production and persuade coffee shops to buy the cups£®
21£®Starbucks is mentioned in Paragraph 1D£®
A£®because Starbucks provides recyclable cups
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C£®to show Starbucks is famous for its on-the-go coffee
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C£®can be used as a flowerpot
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23£®The seed variety is shown on the cup mainly toC£®
A£®interest cup users
B£®spread knowledge of plants
C£®make sure it is planted properly
D£®help users choose certain cups
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