What cup do you use for a cup of hot coffee on the way to work in the morning? Disposable paper cups!
What kind of cup do you use for a cup of hot water in the office? Disposable paper cups!
Disposable paper cups have become a drinking tool that can be seen everywhere in people’s lives. The cup is light and small, easy to carry, and the key is low price. It is loved by people in many occasions, but its safety is constantly being questioned by people.
A study by the Indian Institute of Technology found that in disposable paper cups lined with a plastic coating, within 15 minutes of holding hot liquid, the lining material degrades to a certain extent, releasing microplastic particles into the liquid , harmful ions and heavy metals.
The researchers said that if the cups are used to drink hot beverages, these pollutants may be ingested into the body, which can bring risks to the human body, such as reproductive defects, cancer, and even neurological diseases.
One of the authors of the paper, Professor Sudha Goel of the Indian Institute of Technology, said: “A paper cup is filled with hot coffee or tea, and the heat will degrade the microplastics in the lining of the cup body within 15 minutes. In a 100ml cup, about 2.5% will be released. It means that if an average person drinks 3 cups of ordinary hot tea or hot coffee with a paper cup every day, he will eventually ingest 75,000 microplastic particles that are invisible to the naked eye.”
As a manufacturer of disposable paper cups, Anbao’s suggestion to you is: disposable paper cups are more suitable for cold water and lower temperature beverages, and for hot beverages with high temperature, use disposable paper cups as little as possible, and you can choose other alternatives.
