The paper cup in the middle is the most controversial. Although the disposable paper cups on the market are paper cups, the most important thing is that the waterproof plastic inside the paper cup is not recyclable. Pure paper cups cannot resist the double attack of coffee heat and humidity, and this thin plastic layer is also harmful. When it is filled with hot drinks, the microplastic layer will degrade and release plastic particles into the hot drinks.
For this reason, paper cups cannot be recycled and can only be landfilled. Paper cups can be degraded in 10 years, but plastics need more than 30 years to degrade. How many thirty years can a person have?
Therefore, in life, try to use less plastic-coated disposable paper cups. You can choose non-coated pulp paper cups and environmentally friendly and degradable PLA cups. Although simple, they are green and safe, and can also reduce environmental pollution.
The paper coffee cups we buy on the market are usually divided into three parts, the cup lid, the middle paper cup and the thermal insulation paper sleeve provided by the coffee shop. Some of these three parts can be recycled, some can’t be recycled, and some are dissociated between the two.
First of all, let’s say that the cup lid is of course the one floating between the two. If there is a recyclable symbol on the cup lid, it means that it is in the recyclable camp. If it is not found, it is the “opposite camp”, can be thrown into the trash.
Coffee cup sleeves are cylindrical insulated cup sleeves that fit tightly around paper coffee cups without handles, which can effectively prevent customers from being scalded.
Coffee cup sleeves are currently a common item in coffee shops or fast food restaurants that use disposable paper cups. The coffee cup lid can be printed with the store’s logo or store name. It is generally made of textured recycled cardboard and needs to be thrown into the recycling bin.
The paper cup in the middle is the most controversial. Although the disposable paper cups on the market are paper cups, the most important thing is that the waterproof plastic inside the paper cup is not recyclable. Pure paper cups cannot resist the double attack of coffee heat and humidity, and this thin plastic layer is also harmful. When it is filled with hot drinks, the microplastic layer will degrade and release plastic particles into the hot drinks.
For this reason, paper cups cannot be recycled and can only be landfilled. Paper cups can be degraded in 10 years, but plastics need more than 30 years to degrade. How many thirty years can a person have?
In recent years, with the enhancement of people’s awareness of environmental protection and the pioneering awareness of various enterprises, degradable paper cups have gradually appeared in coffee shops.
Degradable materials include photodegradable materials, environmentally degradable materials, and widely used biodegradable materials. The degradable paper cups used in many coffee shops and milk tea shops are generally biodegradable materials such as polylactic acid (PLA), poly 3-hydroxyalkanoate (PHA), polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), etc. The fully biodegradable paper cups made of PLA composite film combined with pulp molding production process, made of natural sugarcane, wheat straw, etc. as raw materials for mechanical fiber extraction, can be recycled after use, and can be decomposed into carbon dioxide and water in the natural environment after a period of time, to be green, safe and pollution-free.
The material used in the environmentally friendly degradable paper cup is different from the traditional coating material. It is a paper container made of plastic-free coated paper for mechanical processing and bonding. As a product with good development prospects in the food packaging paper industry, plastic-free coated paper adopts graphene nano-barrier technology to make the paper cups have the same waterproof performance and food safety performance as traditional coated paper cups. Since the amount of plastic used in degradable paper cups is 0, it is also called plastic-free paper cups.
Since plastic-free degradable paper cups are the future development direction of the paper cup industry, many paper cup manufacturers are attracted to join. So, in the face of a large number of brands, how to choose a biodegradable paper cup supplier with the best quality, best performance and best service?
Through continuous efforts and innovation, our biodegradable paper cups not only have excellent food safety, but also rank among the best in the paper cup industry for their environmental performance. For example, our degradable paper cups have a recycling rate of more than 90% and can be recycled 4-5 times.
At the same time, in the 180-day degradation test, the biodegradation rate of our degradable paper cups was 96.2, far exceeding the national standard. With our deep cultivation in the field of technology and innovation, the carbon footprint of degradable paper cups has been reduced by about 16% compared with the original products, which is very much in line with the current environmental protection concept.
Shenzhen Bio Plastic Technology Co., Ltd, as a professional manufacturer of environmentally friendly and biodegradable paper cups, will be your best choice.
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