The Good Cup Volhoubare Verpakking by Cyril Drouet

The Good Cup Volhoubare Verpakking by Cyril Drouet is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award in Silwer in Weggooi- en Enkelgebruik-produk Ontwerp Competition Category.

SilwerEnkelgebruik-produk· 2023

The Good Cup Volhoubare Verpakking

by Cyril Drouet

Client: Choose Planet A

A' Design Award in Silwer Winner in Enkelgebruik-produk Category

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The Design

About The Good Cup Volhoubare Verpakking

Die Good Cup is 'n voorpunt volhoubare papierbeker met 'n geïntegreerde papierdeksel wat moeiteloos in plek vou, wat die behoefte aan plastiek uitskakel. Een van die voordele is dat dit vervaardig word met dieselfde masjiene as dié wat vir tradisionele papierkoppies gebruik word. Om oor te skakel na The Good Cup kom neer op 'n vermindering van 40 persentasie op stoorspasie, vervoervolume en koolstofvoetspoor. Die impak van The Good Cup skep besparings op die punt van produksie, wat help om die omgewingskrisis te verlig deur plastiek een deksel op 'n slag te verwyder.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award in Silwer

The Good Cup Volhoubare Verpakking is 'n wenner van die A' Design Award in Silwer, 'n buitengewoon prestigieuse erkenning wat toegeken word aan topklas-, pragtige en indrukwekkende ontwerpe. Wenners in Silwer is geweldig briljante en uiters kreatiewe werke wat die uitstaande kundigheid, talent en skerpsinnigheid van hul ontwerpers illustreer. Daar word verwag dat The Good Cup Volhoubare Verpakking 'n wonderlike vertoonstuk is wat merkwaardig professioneel en diepgaande innoverend is. Hierdie ontwerp wat die A' Design Award in Silwer gewen het, is 'n hoogs noemenswaardige, bewonderde uitvinding wat die grense van kuns, wetenskap, ontwerp en tegnologie bevoordeel en uitbrei. The Good Cup Volhoubare Verpakking is 'n wyd beny skepping wat begeertes oproep, positiewe gevoelens bring en verbasing en verwondering wek.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: The Good Cup is the industry most recent cutting-edge innovation in response to the global plastic crisis. The new, fully patented design is revolutionizing how the single-use paper cup is manufactured, consumed and recycled.

Featuring an innovative extension to the structure of the cup, The Good Cup has an integrated lid that folds and locks into place, effectively eliminating the presence of and need for a plastic lid.
Dimensions & Packaging: The Good Cup 8oz : 74 (W) x 60 (D) x 97 (H) mm
The Good Cup 12oz : 77 (W) x 63 (D) x 120 (H) mm
The Good Cup 16oz : 94 (W) x 70 (D) x 128 (H) mm
Tags: Packaging Innovation, Sustainable Packaging, Paper Cup, Compostable Packaging, Plastic free
Production Technology: The Good Cup starts with the material (our paper is not coated with plastic inside, it has a coating that is bio-based, certified home compostable (breaking down in landfill too) and certified recyclable in paper stream (which is not the case for most paper cup in the market with PE coating)

Then it continues with how it’s produced. Same process and machine as traditional paper cup. The Good Cup only has a paper extension from traditional paper cups (no additional energy compared to additional lids in plastic or other material).
Design Challenge: The main obstacle was to create a cup that could easily been produced by any paper cup machine globally and save cost.

Most sustainable solutions and plastic alternative are in general two to three times more costly in the packaging industry. The Good Cup is not only highly sustainable, it also offers cost savings.
Research: The idea of improving traditional paper started fifteen years ago. Along the years, thought my different career positions, the idea developed and took various forms. It’s only from July 2019, when I started my own green design studio that things became serious as I decided to spend time, energy and money to truly make this idea a reality. After more than 1000 tweaking, tests and hand-made samples, I approached one of the largest paper cup manufacturer in Asia. The goal was to benefit from a manufacturer experience to continue improving the design and ultimately make samples on production lines.
Inspiration: Every year, over 500 billion single-use plastic and paper cups are manufactured globally, generating a total of over 1 million tonnes of waste in plastic lids alone.
As a designer, my mission has always been to create new codes, develop new materials/processes and implement the latest technology with brands and manufacturers in order to lead the next sustainable packaging revolution.

As a father and as a fellow global citizen, I see even more urgency for our solution than ever before.
Project Duration: The project started in July 2019 in Hong Kong and after two years cooperation, the paper cup manufacturer decided to be part of this project. In March 2022, the company Choose Planet A was created with the creator of The Good Cup as major share holder. Today The Good Cup is reaching packaging distributor globally.
Operation Flow: Same process, machine and operation as standard paper cup forming. The Good Cup saves the needs to produce additional plastic lid in the production.

The Good Cup also saves 40% carton space in the entire supply chain as it removes the needs of lid cartons. This means 40% less carbon footprint in terms of transport as well as 40% additional saving too.
Patents: PATENT COOPERATION TREATY: PCT/CN2020/121419
Team Members: Creative Director: Cyril Drouet
Operation Director: Paul Wong
Photographer: Freya Ting
Copywriter: Anne Drouet