This week's Artist in Residence at Incubator in Artworks is Brett Oakes, the sculptor behind the very over-sized disposable coffee cup seen at last years Headland Sculpture on the Gulf. 

Brett's coffee cup is called Throw Away Fix in reference to the huge number of disposable cups heading to landfill after just a few minutes use and the coffee cup lid can be viewed until Sunday at his temporary Artworks studio.

Disposable cups aren't recyclable because they are generally made of mixed materials. This means they hit landfill after just one use and take many years to break down; a moment on the lips and a life time in the tips. Something to think about next time you grab a takeaway coffee. 

If you're looking for an alternative, grab a reuse-able Keep Cup from Waiheke Fruit & Vege, Lazy Lounge or Island Thyme or take a couple of minutes and sit down for your cuppa at the cafe.

As for Bio Cups & 'compostable' coffee cups, these are only compostable if they make to the compost. So make sure you throw these in your compost pile rather than the bin (just make sure you take the lid off first!).