With the merry cheer in air, this is the best time to relish some of the season’s classic beverages. Whether it is a piping hot cup of coffee or something as traditional as an eggnog, Christmas calls for some coffee moments. And, if you are an avid caffeine drinker who can’t seem to function with a morning dose of coffee, we have a way to make it all safe for the planet. Rather than using reusable or single-use plastic or paper cups, you can make the switch to compostable coffee cups.
Since the Holiday season is a time to merry around and make choices that help people, choosing compostable cups is surely a great choice. Unlike single-use plastic or paper cups that are made from non-renewable resources, these cups are made from plant materials. With that said, here’s how you can make a planet-safe choice while still managing to relish your hot chocolate in our compostable coffee cups:
What Are Compostable Cups?
Compostable cups are disposable cups. But,unlike disposable plastic or paper cups, they come with a back to nature promise. These cups are designed to break down into nutrient-rich biocompost within just a few weeks after disposal. The compost formed is super rich in nutrients and can be added to soil as manure.
But, before we get into it, let’s start with the basics.
What’s Wrong With Disposable Plastic Cups?
Well, this one isn’t too tricky. Plastic is bad for the planet, particularly because it is made from non-renewable resources like petroleum. The very extraction process of this resource requires a lot of additional resources, money, and energy. Plus, petroleum is pretty scarce. Given our current consumption rates, we could run out of all available petroleum reserves by 2050.
However, one thing that makes disposable cups even worse is the fact they they are meant for single-use only. With a use span of just 30 minutes approx, these cups are often disposed of in trash cans. However, they don’t just vanish at the bottom of those trash cans. Since they are made from plastic, these cups can take over 500 years to start breaking down in our ecosystem.
Till then, these cups are often disposed of in landfills or the oceans, where they are ingested by animals. Marine life and land animals often see them as food and try to ingest them, causing entanglement, choking, and even death. And, if we’re talking numbers, we lose over a million marine lives every year to ocean plastic pollution. But, there’s still more.
When it’s finally time for them to break down and decompose, these single-use plastic cups break down into microplastics and release toxins into our ecosystem. These microplastics end up in the soil or ocean waves and eventually enter our food chain.
How Are Compostable Cups Better?
Compostable eco-friendly hot cups are better because they are plastic-free and tree-free. Instead, they are made from natural, plant resources like upcycled sugarcane bagasse. Bagasse is a by-product left behind when the juice is extracted from sugarcane stalks. With absolutely no paper or plastic, eco-friendly hot coffee cups, by EcoSoul, are USDA-certified for being made from just plant materials.
So, in short, these cups don’t rely on any scarce non-renewable resource, which is pretty hard to come by. Moreover, these cups are compostable. While single-use plastic cups sit around in our ecosystem for almost forever and end up releasing microplastics, these cups break down into manure.
The coffee cups are designed to break down into compost within a few weeks after disposal. The compost formed is super rich in nutrients and can be added to soil as manure. This can offer important nourishment to the soil and improve its water retention levels.
Wrapping It Up
Whether you are looking for cups for a party or everyday cups for relishing classic Christmas beverages, our range of compostable coffee cups has got your back. They are made from plant materials, are certified compostable, and are also non-toxic. These cups are also available with a lid and are heat-resistant.