Wrapped Paper Cups in Hotel Rooms: Dumbest Idea Ever!

There is war, famine, injustice - big things to protest.  And then there are plastic-wrapped paper cups in hotel rooms.  Small in comparison, but they are hugely wasteful, and drive me crazy.  Especially the one I recently noticed, which is an ecotainer designer cup for Wolfgang Puck Coffee.  Compostable, even.  What kind of idiot has the idea to put it in a plastic bag?
The product page promotes this as a sterile option.  Since when are unwrapped never-used paper cups not safe?