☕ Americans Throw Away 25 Trillion Styrofoam Cups Every Year: Turning Waste Into Possibility.
☕ Americans Throw Away 25 Trillion Styrofoam Cups Every Year: Turning Waste Into Possibility. Americans discard 25 trillion Styrofoam cups each year. This fact shocks, but it also inspires action, innovation, and hope. A Number Too Big to Imagine Trillions in the Trash Every year, Americans throw away 25 trillion Styrofoam cups. Yes, trillion—not million, not billion. Trillions. That’s more cups than stars you can see on a clear night. Picture it: mountains of cups stacked higher than skylines, filling landfills, floating in rivers, and blowing across streets. This number stops us in our tracks. But it also sparks a deeper thought: how can we turn this waste into opportunity? #Sustainability #StyrofoamWaste Why Styrofoam Stays Forever Light in Hand, Heavy in Impact Styrofoam—technically known as polystyrene foam—feels light and harmless—a hot coffee cup, a soup bowl, a takeout container. But what makes it useful also makes it harmful. It doesn’t break down for hundreds of years. I...