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Paper/ poly cups are primarily made from paper fibre with a thin layer of polyethylene (PE) plastic to give the cups their waterproof characteristics so that they can comfortably hold your cold drink or coffee.

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These cups are recycled by Mpact at the Springs Paper Mill in Johannesburg. They go through a hydrapulping method where the PE plastic is separated from the paper fibre and the two are then recycled separately.

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Did you know?

Paper, in general, can be recycled up to 7 times.

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How to recycle?

• Flatten it, it should be easy since it is paper.

• Toss it in your recycling bag.​