In 2023, Australia paved two suburban roads with 135,000 recycled coffee cups and the equivalent of 1.2 million glass bottles, cutting the asphalt's carbon footprint by 24%

In 2023, Australia used 135,000 recycled coffee cups and 1.2 million glass bottles to pave two suburban roads, reducing carbon footprint by 24%.

The recycled materials were used in an asphalt mixture to resurface roads in Penrith, New South Wales, giving a new life to discarded coffee cups and glass bottles.