The Virginia-based residential recycling company will use new AI optical sorting technology made possible through a grant ...

Most paper cups are made from cardboard with a thin layer of plastic tightly attached on to the cup. This keeps the drink warm and prevents the cardboard from becoming soggy. But it ...

“Paper” cups often contain plastic to make them water resistant. This means many products that are mostly paper still contribute to global plastic pollution. But a new product uses pineapple ...

“Our Frugal Cup is the U.K.’s first fully recyclable coffee cup that’s made of 100% recycled paper,” Frugalpac’s CEO Malcolm Waugh says.

Plus, leaching chemicals isn’t just a problem when paper cups are littered—it can begin when a cup is used. In 2019, a research group from India filled paper cups with hot water to see if ...

You'll soon be able to make ramen noodles without boiling water first. Nissin Foods, the company behind Cup Noodles, announced Thursday it is introducing a new paper cup design in early 2024 ...

Single-use take-away cups of paper are as toxic to aquatic midge larvae as plastic cups. Environmental Pollution , 2023; 330: 121836 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2023.121836 Cite This Page : ...

A layer of plastic on paper cups used to keep hot drinks away from skin could be leaching toxic chemicals. By Laura Baisas. Published Sep 5, 2023 2:00 PM EDT.

The paper cup was several years in the making and it's constructed out of 80% paperboard made from responsibly sourced and renewable material, according to the company.