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Introducing the new look of eco-friendly cold cups from rePAPER! We all have experienced, in summertime, when the temperature goes unbearably high and so does the discomfort index, but just with a sip of cup of ice cold drink, all the tiredness and stress wash away. Those who are surviving the heat would shout “Iced Coffee!” and praise iced Americano as their “summertime besties.” This summer, rePAPER is proudly introducing you to ‘STAY COOL’ and ‘FESTIVAL,’ cold cups that let you enjoy ice full of cold drinks, yet still eco-friendly. Hot cups and cold cups, what’s so different? To solve the inconvenience of condensation forms on the outer wall of the cold cup due to the difference in temperature between the inside and outside of the cup, cold cups are coated on both sides; once on the inside for waterproofing and once on the outside for water repellency. Whereas hot drink cups are coated inside only for waterproofing. To prevent the cup from getting soggy and starting to fall apart...

The use of disposables has been rapidly increased since COVID19 outbreak. Some consumers purchase ‘ environmentally friendly ’ products described as biodegradable or compostable in the belief that they are making a better choice for the environment. But, does our decision really bring the result as we wish and expect? According to Jason Locklin, the director of New Materials Institute of the University of Georgia, expressions like ‘ biodegradable ’ or ‘ compostable ’ confuse not only customers but also experts in the fields, for such products may only be degraded under certain conditions and mess up with recycling stream. Let ’ s take a few examples that are marketed as biodegradable. Can we really trust these products that are supposed to relieve customer ’ s guilt on the use of disposables?   1 st  player It is PLA(Poly Lactic Acid). PLA is made from ingredients mostly extracted from corn starch that it is one of the most well-known environmentally-friendly resi...

We can easily spot ‘biodegradable’ products anywhere these days. Due to the climate change and the pandemic resulted from the pollution, environment-friendly property of a product has influenced a customer’s purchase decision more than ever. Generally, the word ‘biodegrade’ means that a material is degraded or decomposed by microbes such as molds or bacteria. Paper, woods, flowers, fruits, and fish shall be the most common examples as biodegradable materials. However, did you know that a plastic cup, a diaper, and even metal can be degradable, too? The only problem would be that it takes decades or even centuries to be so. Although corrosion by light, wind, or water is also a part of decomposition, today we will focus on materials’ degradability occurred by temperature, oxygen, and microbes. First, let’s find out what these two familiar, but confusing words, ‘biodegradable’ and ‘compostable’ exactly mean! The Difference Between Degradable and Compostable As the environmental awaren...