Unbelievable but true, clear "plastic cups" are now made from vegetables. In this case, these bioplastic cold cups are made from corn! Rather than using a petroleum-based cup that has a one-time use, how about providing your beverages in a container that's as biodegradable as the drink itself?
These Taiwan Style cups are PLA, or polylactic acid, a cornstarch bioplastic. PLA is made of glucose from agricultural crops such as corn and potatoes. Products made from PLA are fully biodegradable and compostable. You can treat them the same as a plastic cup, except if you burn them they don't release carcinogens. They actually smell like marshmallows.
They're biodegradable and compostable, vegan and non-oil-economy-based, meeting ASTM 6400 D 99 and Executive Order 13101 requirements for compostability! Under good and optimal composting conditions, microbes will eat them up in a matter of months in at home composters. However, we do recommend that these cups be sent to an industrial composting facility.
Taiwan Style cups are slightly thinner and taller than American Style cups.
Optional flat or dome lids also available below!
- 100% USA grown corn
- Completely compostable under commercial composting conditions in 45-60 days
- Heat stable to 110 degrees (Hotter than that, or even left in the hot sun, and they will sort of "melt")
- This product is FDA approved for food contact
Find other cups for all your liquid needs:
Find other PLA items to compliment these cups:
If cartons are unopened, our return policy is a 25% restocking fee, and we have to inspect the cartons first before granting a credit memo. Only after we find them in proper and merchantable condition, will we issue the credit, less restocking fee.
