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Yes, it is typically BPA or BPB and I believe makes the cup hard / impossible to recycle. Not sure standard food wax can substitute due to temperature issues;
by gumby 3y ago
Yes, it is typically BPA or BPB and I believe makes the cup hard / impossible to recycle.
Not sure standard food wax can substitute due to temperature issues; perhaps a shellac would be better.
- Steve44 3y agoThe PE lined coffee cups are recycled in the UK, and there is a mandatory cup takeback scheme coming in over the next couple of years to help increase recycling rates. https://www.jamescropper.com/about/innovation/coffee-cup-recycling https://www.jamescropper.com/about/innovation/coffee-cup-rec... https://www.valpak.co.uk/case-study/national-cup-recycling-scheme/ https://www.valpak.co.uk/case-study/national-cup-recycling-s... > There are five facilities in the UK that are able to accept polyethylene lined paper cups for recycling and together have the capacity to recycle all the cups consumed in the UK annually.