We’ve all been there. You have a cup of hot coffee in a paper to-go cup with a lid, but when you go to take a sip the contraption betrays your trust and you spill hot liquid on yourself.

The cup also has a foldable paper lid, cutting the need for a plastic top. It will be available in the U.S. later this year. Contact us at letters@time.com. EDIT POST ...

Luellen, who was one of those people, was distressed by the now-obvious health hazards posed by a communal cup. In 1907, he invented a paper cup ... the tearable lid, and 7-Eleven.

Everyone knows the feeling of spilling hot coffee on their hands or pants. With a conventional coffee-cup lid, spills and leaks are a constant threat. Some establishments, like Starbucks ...

Recycling existing paper cups, meanwhile, is close to impossible. “The plastic liner on the inside of the cup and the paper ... Quereshi makes the cups and lid out of low-density polypropylene ...

The second hole also acts as another exit for steam to leave the cup. Over the years the humble coffee lid has undergone a dramatic transformation, from the inclusion of distinctive symbols ...

An obituary on the funeral home's website credits Hulseman with developing the Red Solo Cup and the Traveler coffee cup lid. Hulseman spent ... drink containers from paper, plastic and recycled ...