Queensland is set to ban disposable coffee cups and lids as the state gradually phases out single-use plastics over the next five years. The state government is expected to unveil its plans on Friday ...

The convenience plastic offers through single-use straws, water bottles and disposable coffee cups comes at no small cost to the environment, but we are growing more aware of the damage they cause.

The Solo Traveler lid takes in to account human anatomy, ergonomics and functionality in a simple and elegant way. It is very hard to improve upon this form-follows-function design. The Solo Lid ...

A look at the origins of a ubiquitous but humble object—and why design experts and collectors are obsessed with it Take-out beverage lids collected in the '90s and early '00s, photographed by ...

How much thought have you given to your plastic coffee cup lid? Not much, we’re guessing, unless you tipped it the wrong way and spilled impossibly hot liquid down your front. And definitely not as ...

Unocup began in 2015 when co-founder Tom Chan first developed the concept. He partnered with Kaanur Papo and trailed 800 prototypes before landing on the final product they have today, billed as a ...

Architect Louise Harpman believes that her collection of disposable coffee lids is the world’s largest. And given that it’s co-owned by one of the few people as enthusiastic about coffee lids as she ...

But the government says it has no plans to add disposable cups and lids to is single-use plastic ban which comes into effect in February next year. Queensland unveiled its five-year plan on Friday, ...

I buy many cups of coffee and habitually cringe when reaching for a plastic lid. It’s pretty hypocritical to make a point of avoiding Styrofoam, only to slap a petroleum disc on a paper cup. (And yes, ...