Beverages
Disposable Coffee Cup
12oz cup + lid
8
g
Total plastic weight
The PE coating fuses to the paper. Specialist mills exist but <1% of cups reach them.
1%
Recycle probability
30
Years to decompose
Material breakdown
2 components- PE inner liner5g
- PS lid3g
Production footprint
Per unit24L
Water to produce
0.1kWh
Electricity to produce
Estimated upstream manufacturing footprint per unit, based on resin LCA averages.
Lower-impact alternatives
- PLA-lined Compostable Paper CupBio-based liner, industrially compostable, zero petroleum plastic.0gplastic
- Stainless Steel Reusable TumblerReplaces thousands of disposables, zero plastic waste.0gplastic
- Molded Fiber Lid and Aqueous-coated CupPlastic-free water-based barrier coating and fiber lid.0gplastic
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