Environmental Information
The Paper Cup Company is actively involved in supporting organisations finding methods for recycling paper cups as we are very concerned 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 Fibre Technology Association
"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 types 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".
For more information on The Fibre Technology Association, click here to view more about the association and its aims.
Please find the time to visit www.papercuprecycling.com It is a group dedicated to the recovery and recycling of paper cups.
Composting
The Paper Cup Company is also a supporter of Save a Cup. Save a Cup is actively involved in collecting paper cups from customers premises. More..
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.
If you would like more information on PLA coated cups, please see FAQ PLA
The Paper Cup Company recommends Beca-Bins for the disposal of used paper cups. They are specialists in recyling and waste bins. You can find further details on them on Save-a-cup and the Beca Bins website.
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