Disposable Coffee Cups – Think Before You Drink

The disposable coffee cup has come along leaps and bounds since its first appearance in the early 20th century. Disposable supplies facilitate our busy on-the-go lifestyles and grant us our early morning coffee fix whilst on the move, without the dreaded inconvenience of clean up. There are now a number of materials used in the production of disposable coffee cups and a growing debate concerning the impact of non-recyclable cups on the environment. Coffee cup terminology can be confusing and many top end retailers are devoid in presenting us with the right information. It’s important to know your way around a disposable coffee cup to determine what kind you want to be handing out to your customers as well as knowing what will happen to it after use. Here at Pattersons Catering Supplies we stock a huge range of disposable coffee cups to suit your requirements and can provide you with all the information you need. With so much choice, it can be difficult to know what to look for and what is best for not only your business but for the environment. Degradable and biodegradable are frequently coined terms when it comes to disposable coffee cups. Degradable refers to products that are oil based and cannot be broken down naturally like biodegradable products. Degradable products can only be broken down by chemical reactions but biodegradable products are broken down naturally and absorbed back into the ecosystem. Although biodegradable products are considered to be economically friendly, they are relatively worse for the environment than compostable products which decay naturally and eventually turn into nutrient-rich material. Compostable disposable coffee cups don’t release any harmful toxins and are a ‘green’ option for your commercial business. Another thing to consider when purchasing your disposable coffee cups is whether you want single or double walled. A single walled cup is thinner than the double walled and may require a cardboard sleeve. Double walled cups have an insulated air pocket between the layers and are believed to keep drinks hotter for longer. You can discover our range of disposable coffee cups in the catering disposables section. The UK gets through a jaw-dropping 10,000 disposable coffee cups in just 2 MINUTES- so it’s vital to play a part in what happens to these cups after they have fulfilled their duty of delivering your early morning caffeine hit.

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