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Coffee Cup (paper)

Coffee Cup (paper)

Also known as: Disposable coffee cup, Takeaway cup, Paper coffee cup, Hot coffee cup

Kerbside collection: check your council

Kerbside rules differ across New Zealand — bins, crates and accepted materials all vary — so your council's own guide is the only reliable answer for where this goes at home.

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Drop-off Location

Large quantities can be taken to a refuse transfer station.

Impact: If coffee cups with plastic lining end up in landfill, they contribute to plastic pollution and take a long time to decompose.

Did you know? Most disposable coffee cups are lined with a thin layer of plastic to make them waterproof, which makes them difficult to recycle.

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Your council is the authoritative source for local collection rules.

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