Environmental Information
The Paper Cup Company is actively involved in supporting
organisations finding methods for recycling paper cups as we feel strongly about the environment.
The Paper Cup Company is a
member of the Paper Cup Recovery and Recycling Group. The group is
co-ordinated and independently advised by The Fibre Technology
Association. The Fibre Technology association is researching new
routes into recycling cups.
"The group has progressed a programme of
work to investigate the options for recovering and recycling paper cups
in line with current government guidelines, such as The Waste
Hierarchy. The group aims to encourage the development of a national
collection strategy that allows all types of paper drinking cups to be
recovered from sites and to overcome the technical issues associated
with various tpyes of recycling, especially at paper mills around the
UK, where the recovered cups could be recycled into products such as
paper, tissue, board and packaging materials".
The Fibre Technology Association
For more information on The Fibre Technology Association, click here to view more about the association and its aims. (in pdf format)
The Paper Cup Company is also a supporter of Save a Cup. Save a Cup is actively involved in collecting
cups from customers premises. You can view their website at http://www.save-a-cup.co.uk
Although paper cups can be composted, especially paper cups lined with PLA, The Paper Cup company feels it is more environmentally friendly to recycle paper cups, ideally recovering fibres for conversion into other paper products, or for energy.