Coffee consumption is the leading cause of deforestation.
Millions of coffee cup lids are produced so we can have a few slurps of coffee.
The conversion of coffee production to sun-grown coffee is a major source of deforestation since forest is cleared to make room for coffee plants. According to some estimates, every cup of coffee consumed destroys roughly one square inch of rainforest, making it a leading cause of rainforest destruction.The clearing of forests reduces biodiversity and play a critical role in the extinction of species. – The world counts
In the UK, 2.5 billion coffee cups are used and discarded annually. Only 0.25 percent of these cups, or less than 1 in 400, are recycled. University of Kent