Customer Awareness has grown in recent years of the issues surrounding plastic waste, which includes polyethylene-lined disposable coffee cups. Less than 1 per cent of coffee cups are recycled
Recycling challenges! Perhaps the biggest issue with disposable coffee cups is the disconnect between their alleged recyclability and the rate at which they are actually recycled.
PE Cup Ban! An expert panel on environmental charging has recommended banning non-recyclable expanded polystyrene/PVC beverage cups in line with the EU Single-Use Plastics Directive by 2021
Governments all over the world are demonstrating their commitment for greener packaging solutions by making biodegradability & recyclability top priorities.
100% Bio-degradable - A cup or box made from econ will just biodegrade in nature when it’s not in any recycling loop
100% Recyclable - when it will be part of recycling chain i.e. no processing required for Fibre recovery.
Directly Re-pulpable - econ can be directly pulped along with other normal paper and board waste
The Future - An alternative to PE and wax coatings.
Continuity - designed to run on your existing machinery setup. We envisage no change