sizes—10-ounce, 12-ounce and 16-ounce sizes—are the best sellers, which is consistent with a strong business within the roaster and specialty retailer markets.
2015, following a 2010 recycling test with supplier International Paper and the Mississippi River Pulp mill in Natchez, Miss. But consumers needed instructions on separating cups from stir sticks and lids, material-recovery processing proved costly, and even now, few mills are capable of processing new cups from the recycled material (www.internationalpaper.com).
Starbucks plans to make all its cups reusable or recyclable by "
COMPOST CAUTION But while many cups are compostable, retailers should
keep in mind that these products can be composted only in a commercial compost site. Even cornstarch-based plastics require a sustained temperature of 140 degrees to break down. Commercial compost sites are not as common as landfi lls and recycling plants, but coff ee operators can fi nd nearby sites at www.fi ndacomposter.com. While more expensive than plastic-foam alternatives, paper cups
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biodegradable," Lambrou
says. "In real-life situations this may not always be possible, and is directly dependent on how the cups are disposed of.
recycling operations, so retailers need to check whether used foodservice containers can be recycled. "Some municipalities have developed programs to recycle food-
contaminated paper cups, and early results show that it can be done,
have insulating properties worth considering as an environmental alternative. But don't assume they're the greener choice. "Paperboard will biodegrade in favorable environmental conditions, so we can make the connection that our cups are
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" Lambrou notes. "Th ere is still much work to do on whether recycling food-contaminated cups is economically viable." Moducup uses no new trees in producing its unbleached paper
Sustain-A-Cup. It also off ers custom printed and stock cups using virgin paper for simple, eff ective advertising (www.moducup. com).
Also, food waste is considered a contaminant in some "
Once a cup is fi lled, a tight-sealing lid is a must to prevent
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