12 Apr 2023 --- GaeaStar, a single-use clay vessel start-up, is gearing up to introduce its products to the US via a trial with Californian coffee chain Verve. Based out of San Francisco, US, and Berlin, Germany, GaeaStar uses clay, water and salt to create single-use cups and bowls that have “no impact on the environment.” The start-up has raised US$6.5 million in seed funding from investors after piloting the disposable clay cups and bowls in Germany. The company has developed a 3D printer that can churn out a cup or bowl within 30 seconds.