With
the march of progress going relentlessly forward, things have also been
streamlined in their designs to fit the various lifestyles of today’s different
types of people. One item that stands out is the popular disposable cups.
There are now several types already in
manufacture these days – with options of being practical to being convenient,
fast to easy handling and many more variations to fill in the choices of many
different people.
Aside
from the popular ones, they also come in many other materials on top of the
favorites paper cups used in handling liquid beverages (coffee, tea, juices,
soda, and water among others). All of these have options to consider the many choices
of many different users.
Groupings
The Melbourne disposable coffee cups are now in three major groups consisting of paper, plastic and
foam. The paper group has so many varieties of the cups to choose from. Some
seemed to have been made to tailor fit certain drinks.
This
is to accommodate the many drinks with their myriad characteristics --- hot,
cold, lukewarm, with each cup made accordingly. This does not include the
plastic group or those that are made of polystyrene or some other materials.
Hot cup / cold cup
The
recycled paper cups are manufacture from post-consumer fibers. The cups are
approved by the FDA and great for cold or hot drinks. They use less virgin
trees in the making and less trees being killed.
The
cold cups are made in compostable paper styles, double sided paper styles, and
paper-lined style with thick PLA shells. They come in many hot and cold designs
as well.
Paper
cold cup is made in compostable paper styles, double-side poly paper styles and
paper-lined
style.
They are available for use in hot or cold cup designs. You also need to choose
which cup you want for your choice drink (hot or cold).
Insulated /
poly-coated
This
keeps the coffee sleeves on hand. This paper cup for hot liquids are designed
with air pocket insulation that keeps beverages warm without burning the
customer’s hands. The liquids are usually coffee, chocolate and tea. The
feature is the inner and outer shell separated by air layers for insulation.
Poly-coated
paper cups on the other hand features a polymer coating for added insulation. They
are also good in serving either hot or cold beverages.
The
feature is single or double poly-coating for additional rigidity. Its linings
are used to protect both the inside and outside of the cup from weakening caused
by water condensation.
Polystyrene / foam
The
cups made of polystyrene are designed for high-impact. The materials used are
sturdy, shatterproof and flexible. These are manufactured to withstand the
impacts in most popular party games. However, they are designed for cold
drinks,
Foam
cups, on the other hand, are made because they are great insulators. Most are
also good to carry cold or hot liquids and the liquids usually hold their
temperatures longer and are not dissipated by the air or handling. (Another
plus point is that they are low-cost and lightweight.) Melbourne disposable coffee cups
These
are some of the more popular disposable cups these days.
