Carnegie Mellon University

Integrated Innovation Institute

Engineering + Design + Business

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Green Cup

How can we keep polyethylene plastic coffee cups away from our landfills and oceans?

The Solution

Green Cup is a scalable service solution designed for coffee shops and the end user of the coffee cup. As a cup of coffee is purchased, it's tagged utilizing inexpensive RFID-tracking that enables inventory tracking. Utilizing drop-off kiosks connected to the Internet of Things (IoT), Green Cup saves overhead for coffee shops, provides savings and convenience to the end user, and reduces impacts to the planet.

 

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