Bringing 'sustainability to story time': New children's book made from recycled coffee cups

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Credit: Hayley Slack

Each book contains 13 used coffee cups and teaches children about recycling, reuse, and the circular economy

A new children's book printed on paper made from recycled coffee cups and designed to teach children about sustainability and recycling has hit bookstores this week in what has been described as a 'world...

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