纸杯可回收吗?
As pandemic restrictions ease and you start heading back into the office, you may also find you’re frequenting your local coffee shop more often. While you’re sipping your latte, you may wonder … are paper cups recyclable?
那么，纸杯是可回收的吗?
是的，纸杯是可回收的! There are currently more than 30 mills across North America recycling paper cups. The fiber from those cups is then used to make tissue, paper, containerboard and paperboard.
Ok, but do all mills accept paper cups for recycling?
It’s true that not all mills accept paper cups. 但是基础设施正在扩大, and the industry is innovating new technologies and working with municipalities to collect even more.
There are mills recycling cups from major cities coast-to-coast, 包括波士顿这样的城市, 丹佛, 纽约, 旧金山, 西雅图和华盛顿, D.C.
创新新技术? 这是什么意思??
The paper and wood products industry is making major investments to continue the best use of recycled fiber in our products. 事实上, nearly $7 billion in manufacturing infrastructure investments through 2025 (2019-2025) have been completed or announced. 大约是2美元.每天投资600万美元.
One exciting innovation is Georgia-Pacific's Juno Technology. This game-changing technology can recycle up to 90% of waste that is diverted and otherwise would be burned or buried. Juno can recycle paper cups and paper-based products 食物污染. 不需要额外的排序!
I’ve read news articles recently claiming some major brands are trying to scale back on paper cup usage in favor of reusables. 他们为什么要这么做?
消费者要求可持续性, and brands are trying to be responsive to consumer preferences. Recyclable paper products make an important contribution to advancing sustainability, 就像可重复使用的产品一样. 不像现在可用的可重用选项, paper cups are made from renewable resources and can be recycled at mills across the country.
电子竞技赌注的软件都很清楚，很多产品, 包括可重复使用的产品, marketed as recyclable end up in landfills or oceans. Our industry is working harder than ever to build the infrastructure and develop the practices that make paper the best choice for anyone who cares about the future of our planet.
But my coffee shop offers me a discount to use a reusable cup. 我为什么不能利用一下呢?
First of all, paper cups are a more convenient, clean and hygienic option for people on-the-go. What's less obvious to most of us is that paper cups are made from a renewable resource – trees.
换句话说, they are made with wood fiber from sustainably managed forests, 哪种是100%可再生资源. Competing reusable cups rely on fossil-based, non-renewable or non-recyclable materials.
How do I know if paper cups are recycled in my community?
Always be sure to check your local guidelines! More communities are adding cups to their collection programs all the time.
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