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Also not everything can be paper. A coffee cup can never be fully paper, it needs a plastic lining and can thus never be recyclable. Not without it being extrem
by ramraj07 6y ago
Also not everything can be paper. A coffee cup can never be fully paper, it needs a plastic lining and can thus never be recyclable. Not without it being extremely crappy. No food item can be enclosed in a fully paper enclosure and expected to have a shelf life.
And for all the Portlanders saving a plastic bag there's a Texan buying all their drinking water as pallets of disposable single use plastic bottles.
I think we should just take the japan route - use plastic, try your best to be judicious and then just incinerate it.
- astrange 6y agoI'm not sure Japan is good at plastic use. Practically everything is wrapped in 3 different layers for style points. Japan's electricity is also so coal-based that using Japanese factories is starting to violate US companies' clean energy rules. https://www.ft.com/content/bbd59494-ac64-4dda-8da5-a2990d8936d3 https://www.ft.com/content/bbd59494-ac64-4dda-8da5-a2990d893...
- mssundaram 6y ago> Also not everything can be paper. A coffee cup can never be fully paper, it needs a plastic lining and can thus never be recyclable There are bioplatic liners for paper coffee cups that allow them to be fully compostable, though. I have sitting next to me one made from the World Centric brand that uses the "Ingeo PLA" for the liner, and I compost these cups in my backyard. I only use them when it's inconvenient to not use a regular mug.
- nicoburns 6y agoCoffee cups should just be reusable. Forgotten to bring your reusable cup? Then tough, don't get a coffee (or drink it at the cafe).