SINGLE-USE? NO PROBLEM! It’s ok to use single-use cups, if it’s ONLY an edible biscuit cup.
Fight against waste and alternatives to disposable cups
As Cupfree-UAE, we share our believe that modern technologies combined with natural ingredients from our ancestors is the right step forward to achieve waste-free, eco-friendly and wellbeing environment.
Promoting and distributing edible waffle cups Cupffee, making it available to everyone is the engine to get there. Our waffle cups will not just contribute to sustainable living but will also change the traditional way of drinking coffee and tea, bringing unique “crispy” moments and joy.
The battle against disposable cups started, but war is far from winning. Various alternatives to disposable cups are in place around the world, but none of them is well implemented or proven successful for the businesses or customers. Here is the reality.
RECYCLING PAPER CUPS
Good initiative, currently used almost everywhere, however requires well-established collection system, supported with necessary infrastructure and economics also must work.
Unfortunately recycling of these cups is not a perfect process — it consumes a lot of energy, generates greenhouse gas emissions while transporting the cups to the correct recycling facility, and can be inefficient due to contamination from incorrectly disposed materials. Business is also affected, being charged for collection and transportation of these cups, and as usually happens – customers are those paying this extra burden… Once taken into account all the environmental costs incurred throughout a coffee cup’s production, use, and disposal, this alternative will not last long.
Reusable cups were considered to be the cure for the battle with disposable cups. Their usage have surged in popularity, raising to enormous increase of use last few years, and most major coffee shops started offering a discount for customers who bring their own cup.
The truth is that these cups simply are not convenient for people on the run to remember their cup, carry it around, and wash it out between uses. In fact, reusable cups shall be used between 20 and 100 times to offset its higher greenhouse gas emissions compared to a disposable, due to the greater amount of energy and material required to make a durable product and the hot water needed to wash them. Another major reason for reusable cups not to be used anymore is the risk of cross-contamination. Various food and coffee chains are reluctant to use randomly given customer cups within the café, with potential risk of spoiling the area. Many of baristas and other coffeehouse staff are also considering reusable cups as danger to their health, not knowing if the cup has been hygienically cleaned. Unfortunately, this is proven to be right, especially during current pandemic threat, where most of famous chains banned reusable cups. Hence, another alternative that doesn’t have future.
Seems an attractive alternative since in theory compostable cups leave no harmful residues or litter. Usually are lined with bioplastic PLA (Poly Lactic Acid), a renewable material made from cornstarch, sugarcane or potatoes.
However, these cups will only degrade in industrial composting facilities, along with collected food waste and need dedicated collection streams free from non-compostable materials. Thrown elsewhere, these cups will degrade as long as other recycling cups. Also, compostable cups are a bit expensive in comparison to other types, and not many people could afford using them, especially if the cup is as expensive as the drink itself.
How different are we and what is the alternative provided by Cupfree-UAE?
We strongly believe that our edible wafer biscuit cup Cupffee is the right alternative for winning the war against waste, fully replacing disposable or even porcelain cups. No need to consider anymore strategies for recycling, or reusing, or decomposing, but simply eat it as a complimentary biscuit to your coffee/tea/juice beverages. If you decide to throw the cup away rather than eat it, it will naturally decompose within a week without harming natural habitat. waffle cup Cupffee remains crispy long after finishing your drink, it’s naturally simple, looks great and satisfies all ages and tastes. It is suitable for every kind of hot or cold drink and much more. Cupffee does not have any glazing, so it does not alter the taste of the beverage. The magic is in the recipe! It is as tasty as a cookie and completely leakproof for a day. Try it! Munch it! We bet you would love it!
