Research shows paper cups usage will continue rising. Why? Customers prefer biodegradable packaging to any other option. Since paper coffee cups gained market traction, other paper packaging products became available. There are now ice-cream paper cups, popcorn boxes, paper coasters, coupon cups, and takeaway containers available in the market There have been concerns over the safety of paper coffee cups and their environmental impact. Several studies cite the difficulty in recycling paper coffee cups as the main challenge. They point paper cups have inner plastic linen, which is unsafe and hard to decompose, thus not a viable packaging solution. However, the suggestion that paper cups are unsafe is inaccurate. Paper cups comprise different inner film coating. They can either be PLA or PE coated. PLA raw materials, comprise sugar-cane and maize starch, thus contain no BPA or harmful chemicals that can expose customers. A good deal of food packaging i...
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