A barista at Zero Green told Bristol Live that the cups are made of wheat and barley. Tom Wren SWNS. The cup can hold hot and cold drinks and stay strong for as long as 40 minutes.

The wheat straw cup is Tzu Chi’s effort at eliminating waste – specifically, the thousands of single-use plastic and paper cups that litter races. Just like rice, wheat straw after harvest is ...

Disposable single-use coffee cups are bad news for the environment. Predominantly made from two materials – a paper layer and a polyethylene layer for water and heat resistance –which are difficult to ...

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If you order takeaway milk tea in Hong Kong, you will probably get it in the ubiquitous ‘wheat pattern’ paper cup. The design has inspired artists and homesick Hongkongers, but where did it ...