Comparison of plastic-free paper cups and plastic cups: do you really know these?

For consumers, the use of disposable tableware makes life more convenient. For merchants in the catering industry, when providing packaging or takeaway services, they will use paper disposable lunch boxes or plastic lunch boxes for decoration. It can be said that disposable tableware greatly facilitates our lives.

As my country's emphasis on environmental protection continues to increase, people pay more and more attention to products that are beneficial to the environment, so disposable paper plates and plastic-free paper cups are becoming more and more common. However, many merchants and consumers do not know what is the difference between plastic-free paper cups and plastic cups?

Let's take the difference between plastic-free paper cups and plastic cups as an example to answer this question in detail:

1. Use of materials

Common plastic cups are made of PET, PP and other materials. PP plastic cups are the most common in China. Its cost is reasonable and its hygiene is relatively good, so it is the most widely used. But the use temperature of plastic cups is lower. If you use a plastic cup to hold hot water, not only the cup is extremely easy to become smaller and deformed, but also the user may be scalded.

However, plastic-free paper cups are different from traditional polyethylene and PLA coated disposable paper cups, and the materials used are very advanced.

2. Impact on people

In order to maintain its structure in the production process of plastic cups, some plasticizers are often added. Once plastic cups are used to hold hot or boiled water, toxic chemicals are easily diluted into the water, which can cause harm to the human body. Moreover, the internal microporous structure of the plastic cup body has many pores, which are easy to hide dirt and dirt, and if it is not cleaned properly, it will cause bacteria to grow.

But plastic-free cups are different. Due to the strict production process, plastic-free paper cups not only have good temperature resistance, but also have reliable food safety.

3. Environmental impact

As for the impact on the environment, the results speak for themselves. Plastic cups are non-degradable products and are the main source of "white pollution". The recycling cycle of many plastic cups is longer, the price is more expensive, and the pollution to the environment is greater.

The degradable plastic-free paper cups can minimize environmental hazards.