The cold cups are made from PLA which stands for “Polylactide” and is produced by Natureworks, LLC.  It is derived from corn sugar or dextrose that comes from plants with starch. The dextrose is fermented and distilled into lactic acid. The lactic acid is then transformed into plastic-like resin called PLA, which can be used in conventional plastic machines.  PLA comes from renewable resources.

The PLA products are biodegradable and compostable.  These products will usually biodegrade within 47 days in a commercial composting facility and may take 12 months or more in a home composting system.  Best results are achieved in a commercial composting facility. 

Cold PLA products have a temperature resistance between -20º to 50ºC.  They are NOT suitable for hot liquids.

Our compostable cold cups are comparable in strength and weight to normal plastic cups, yet they are made from readily renewable resources.  They are biodegradable as compared to the petroleum based plastic cups which are polluting and do not break down. 

Properties:

• suitable for cold drinks only
• biodegradable
• certified compostable to ASTM D6400 (US standard)

Please store away from heat, hot surfaces and direct sunlight.

Custom printing is available for orders of 30,000 units per cup size.