Coffee Cups – A Handful of Convenience
Disposable coffee cups have received a lot of backlash from environmentalists due to their environmentally unfriendly reputation. In the past, disposable coffee cups were commonly made of Styrofoam, a non-biodegradable material like plastic.
In the US alone, it is estimated that about 25 billion cups made of Styrofoam end up in the trash. Keep in mind that old style styrofoam cups can take up to 500 years to decompose, so every coffee cup disposed by consumers will still exist somewhere in the environment hundreds of years from now. Its not hard to see why people have preferred to avoid them in the past.
This negative attitude towards disposable coffee cups has discouraged many café owners from using coffee cups. Thanks to new developments that now make the biodegradable, these coffee cups are now coming back into fashion.
These developments have led to a radical reduction in the time it takes for disposable coffee cups to break down.
This new technology developed in the US by popular brand Green Mountain Coffee along with International Paper, who are working together to produce a coffee cup that is coated with corn-based material.
This new material makes it easy to clear the coating after used and prepare the cups for disposal. With the new environmentally friendly coffee cups, café owners no longer have to worry about their impact on the environment.
Being environmentally friendly is only one of many benefits of using disposable coffee cups.
The first and most obvious point is that disposable coffee cups are much cheaper than ceramic coffee cups.Ceramic coffee cups are also not well suited for take away – the bread and butter of many café’s, being expensive, non-disposable and costly.
For take away orders, disposable coffee cups are the perfect choice, being cheap, light and easily disposable..
Another advantage of disposable coffee cups is the large range of sizes and styles. The sheer volume of coffee cups purchased by café’s allows manufacturers to offer various sizes and designs. This works well for café’s who can offer different sized coffees for their customers, from small to jumbo coffee cup sizes.
The low cost of paper coffee cups manufacturing means that coffee cups are relatively cheap to buy and even cheaper when you buy in bulk. This means that your cup of coffee is kept at a reasonable price, so that consumers don’t have to pay for expensive materials.
On top of this, their disposable nature means that you don’t have to spend long amounts of time cleaning them up. There is no need to wash, stack or worry about breaking disposable coffee cups, which saves café owners a lot of money over times since they don’t have to spend on dishwashing soap, staff time or related utility expenses.
It is for these reasons why many café’s are heading back to disposable coffee cups. Next time you’re getting your coffee on the go, don’t be surprised of you get it handed to you in a paper coffee cup.
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