In the hot summer, a cup of cool cold drink can always cool people down instantly. In addition to being beautiful and practical, the cups for cold drinks must be safe and environmentally friendly. Today, there are various materials for disposable cups on the market, each with its advantages and disadvantages. Today, let's review several common materials for cold drink disposable cups.
1. PET cup:
Advantages: High transparency, crystal clear appearance, can well show the color of the drink; high hardness, not easy to deform, comfortable to touch; relatively low cost, suitable for holding various cold drinks, such as juice, milk tea, coffee, etc.
Disadvantages: Poor heat resistance, generally can only withstand high temperatures below 70℃, not suitable for holding hot drinks.
Purchase suggestions: Choose food-grade pet cups marked "PET" or "1", avoid using inferior PET cups, and do not use PET cups to hold hot drinks.
2. Paper cups:
Advantages: Environmentally friendly and degradable, good printing effect, comfortable feel, suitable for cold drinks such as juice, milk tea, etc.
Disadvantages: Easy to soften and deform after long-term liquid storage, and some paper cups are coated with a plastic coating on the inner wall, which affects degradation.
Purchase suggestions: Choose paper cups made of raw pulp paper, and try to choose environmentally friendly paper cups without coating or degradable coating.
3. PLA degradable cups:
Advantages: Made of renewable plant resources (such as corn starch), environmentally friendly and degradable, good heat resistance, can hold hot and cold drinks.
Disadvantages: High cost, not as transparent as plastic cups, poor fall resistance.
Purchase suggestions: Consumers who pay attention to environmental protection can choose PLA degradable cups, but pay attention to their poor fall resistance to avoid falling.
4. Bagasse cups:
Advantages: Made of bagasse, environmentally friendly and degradable, non-toxic and harmless, can hold hot and cold drinks.
Disadvantages: Rough appearance, high cost.
Purchase suggestions: Consumers who pay attention to environmental protection and pursue natural materials can choose bagasse cups.
Summary:
Disposable cups of different materials have their advantages and disadvantages. Consumers can choose according to their own needs and environmental protection concepts.
For cost-effectiveness and practicality, you can choose PET cups or paper cups.
For environmental protection, you can choose PLA degradable cups, bagasse cups, and other degradable materials.
Post time: Feb-17-2025
