A disposable cup is a type of tableware and disposable food packaging. The types of disposable cups include paper cups, plastic cups, and foam cups. Expanded polystyrene is used to produce foam cups, and polypropylene is used to produce plastic cups.
Because they are manufactured for disposables, disposable cups and other disposable products are a major source of consumer and household waste, such as waste paper and plastic waste. It is estimated that the average household removes about 70 cups of disposable each year.
US consumption of about 108 billion cups per year, the UK uses about 2.5 billion cups of paper every year.
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Histori
Disposable cone-shaped paper cups were invented in 1908 by Lawrence Luellen, and in 1912 Luellen and Hugh Moore began marketing the Health Cow, another one-cup disposable paper. Healthcare Co is designed to create a means for people to drink water from a common water bar without spreading germs, which occurs when people will use a common cup (shared) or a scoop to hold water. Health Kup was later renamed the Dixie Cup, and was named after the doll brand. Luellen and Moore later developed a disposable paper ice cream cup, which includes a lid with sportsman, movie and animal stars.
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Commercial use
Some companies, such as coffee retailers and donut shops, sell their products in disposable cups. A 2011 book estimates that donut chain stores use one billion cups of disposable coffee a year, enough to circle the Earth twice. A 2012 article on OnEarth says that Starbucks uses more than four billion cups of disposable coffee in 2011. Instant noodle instant noodle brands use expandable polystyrene foam cups to contain the product. Hot water or boiling water is added to the dry noodles in the container, which cooks the product within minutes. Nissin Foods began marketing its products in foam cups in the early 1970s.
Pollution
Paper cup making contributes to water pollution when chemicals such as chlorine, chlorine dioxide and reducing sulfides enter the waterways. The manufacture of foam cups contributes to air pollution when pentane is released into the air. Plastic content in plastic-coated paper cups contributes to the problem of plastic pollution, when the cup is disposed of as waste.
Recycling and other environmental actions
Recycled waste from polypropylene containers has been slowly increasing in some developed countries, but is still somewhat limited.
McDonald's switched from foam cup to paper cup in 2014, and moves to recycle paper cups in England, in 2016, in partnership with the Gampang Cup and James Cropper.
Alternative
Some coffee chains offer discounts if customers bring their own cups.
At festivals such as Bavarian Oktoberfest, fees due to theft or damage are avoided without the use of disposable: The customer pays an upfront fee for a drink or cup and receives a rebate on return.
See also
- Disposable tableware
- Disposable food packaging
- People Throw Away
References
Further reading
- Specific Characteristics of Disposable Disposable Industry Relating to Area Re-development . ARA staff study. Administration. 1964 Ã, (subscription required)
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