A common reaction to the excessive use of disposable coffee cups is: “Why don’t we just recycle them all?”To meet the demands of liquid portability, the simple paper cup is not just made out of paper; the paper is coated with plastic to make it waterproof. Disposable paper cups are made of about 95% high quality paper fibre and 5% plastic coating. Although the paper fibre is recyclable, contamination caused by food and drinks can limit the recyclability of the paper, and the small amount of plastic which coats the paper deters most paper mills from accepting plastic coated cups for recycling.

Date: 2/18/2012       (Visit Count : 7575)

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