It's no secret that many American companies thrive on their morning cup of coffee. In fact, it can be said that the general population of America is obsessed with coffee since we consume around 400 million cups of the stuff per day. With that cup of coffee, you require a physical cup and likely a lid, which are more than likely made of both paper and plastic materials. For one person, it may not seem like this cup of coffee is harmful to the environment but if all 146 billion cups of consumed coffee used disposable paper and plastic containers, it would have a huge negative impact on the environment.