Ecotainer Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact Name: Angie Burns
Title: Marketing Manager
Telephone No: 01200 441969
Fax No: 01200 440909
E-mail: angie@thepapercupcompany.co.uk
The Paper Cup Company has supplied the industry with paper cups for the past couple of years. They have built up an excellent relationship with their suppliers and customers alike. One of there main paper cup suppliers International Paper have recently launched a new and revolutionary cup, the Ecotainer™.
Corn + Water + Paper = a Revolutionary Eco-Friendly Coffee Cup
International Paper launched the only all-natural paper hot beverage cup available to wholesale outlets nationwide. In a conventional cup, the inner surface is lined with a petroleum-based plastic to prevent leaking. The cup unveiled today is lined with a bio-plastic (PLA)made from a renewable resource--corn. After use, and under the proper conditions, it will break down into water, carbon dioxide and organic matter.
"Consumers will notice no difference as they enjoy coffee with this cup--but the environment will," said Austin Lance, VP/GM Foodservice Business of International Paper. "It's the first in what will be a series of Ecotainer(TM) products that reflect our company's concern for the environmental footprint we leave behind."
"Converting to this cup will mean that we consume nearly a quarter of a million pounds less of non-renewable petrochemical materials every year," said GMCR's Paul Comey, VP, Environmental Affairs. "That's why we think this is such a revolutionary eco-friendly cup."
The Ecotainer™ cup is now available in 4oz, 8oz, 12oz and 16oz.
The Ecotainer™ cup adds to a already comprehensive list of cups and accessories for the coffee to go and market.
Single Wall Paper Cups
Smooth Double Wall Cups
And coffee to go accessories