THE FACTS
The AVERAGE PERSON USES 400 DISPOSABLE COFFEE CUPS IN A TEN YEAR PERIOD
That's 2.5 billion cups used in the UK every year.
Source: The Guardian
FOR EVERY 400 CUPS USED, ONLY ONE WILL BE RECYCLED
99.75% of all cups used end up in landfill.
Source: The Guardian
DISPOSABLE CUPS TAKE UP TO 50 YEARS TO DEGRADE IN LANDFILL
Cups being thrown away today could still be intact in 2067!
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THE INSTALLATION
A Latte Waste is formed from 400 disposable coffee cups hung from the ceiling in the Bristol University Arts & Social Sciences Library, visually demonstrating the number of cups used by a single average person in a ten-year period. A solitary cup is highlighted, representing the one in 400 cups that are currently recycled.
ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES LIBRARY, University of Bristol
13-20th FEBRUARY 2017
TASH COLEMAN
OLIVER DANIEL
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