Paper cups vs. Styrofoam: which is best to the environment?
If you guess that papercups are greener and environment-friendly than Styrofoam, you may probably be missing something. Some people think that paper cups are environment-friendly as they are recyclable, but this is not reality, some paper cups intended for hot beverages are not environment-friendly and recyclable. In this article, we will discuss a quick view of both: paper cups as well as Styrofoam. Insulation: paper cups do not provide as insulation as Styrofoam does. Therefore, in terms of insulation, Styrofoam cups insulates better than paper cups. In order to test this, just fill up both cups with hot liquid, you will find that Styrofoam cups will be cool to touch while paper cups radiate the hot liquid inside out and are warmer to touch as compared to Styrofoam cups. The solution to this problem is, of course, you need to add more paper to your paper cups to avoid slippery warm beverage slip from your hand. The most common phenomenon observed is in coffee shops wher...