Always love these disposable avenues of eating and drinking. Not sure if it started after seeing willy wonka eating a cup[0] he just drink out of or not.
But I always remember reading an article about Indian food-carts serving tea in the morning[1][2]. They make really thin clay cups to serve it in. When you're done you smash the cup on the road when you're done.
You act like I invented the custom. I don't encourage or condone littering but if you've even glanced at the pages from the links it indirectly addresses that.
Also it's much better than the alternative of non-biodegradable plastics.
> Because the shards were unglazed, the cup would simply dissolve over time in the rain and sun, and from the friction of peoples feet walking over it
> No one know how long the tradition of environmentally friendly clay cups can resist the onslaught of cheap plastic.
I think you've misunderstood, it was I don't think there should be a product which encourages littering. We have paper plates, paper bags, paper napkins which when littered will 'vanish' in probably a few weeks. They are still a litter problem even though they eventually disappear.
Clay itself is essentially unlimited... there’s so much of it and it’s constantly being reformed (although on a much slower time scale than, say, wood). However the energy used to fire it might be more of a problem.
But I always remember reading an article about Indian food-carts serving tea in the morning[1][2]. They make really thin clay cups to serve it in. When you're done you smash the cup on the road when you're done.
[0] https://twitter.com/omgfacts/status/885198079401631745?lang=... [1] https://vedicmix.com/drink-your-chai-and-break-your-cup/ [2] https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2016/10/26/kolkatas-age-ol...