Microplastics are a serious concern, whether in compost or the environment. I’ve learned that this definitely isn’t the way to go…in other words, DON’T compost paper products that contain any plastic lining. What is the best solution if you have to use a paper cup? Paper cups can go in the compost pile no problem, just don’t expect them to come out for a while, and they’ll remind you that you put them in there by leaving behind a plastic skeleton.Īdding plastic flakes to our soil doesn’t sound like a good idea, does it? What we can see and remove from the compost pile doesn’t account for the plastic we can’t see.
How about a doubly thick paper cup with wax? But I also know that it’s possible to use a paper cup with a PLA (polylactic acid, a compostable plastic) liner with good results. I know from experience that it’s difficult to use a bioplastic cup with hot liquid in it…the cup falls apart pretty quickly. Surprisingly, even a great deal of the “cold cups” have a liner too. My point for doing the research in the first place was because I didn’t realize that nearly all paper cups have a thin plastic (polyethylene) lining inside of them, which is to keep the cup from falling apart (think coffee).
I was hoping their eco line would have either cups made from PLA or paper cups with a soybean wax liner, but I guess you can’t have it all. This cup uses a whopping 20% post consumer recycled plastic in its plastic cups. Going further, there’s a Facebook fan page sporting over 45,000 likes…for red solo cups.Īnyway, Solo does have an “eco forward” product line called Bare. I had no idea there was a (terrible) song dedicated to red solo cups, and then within that song saying that “within 14 years they are decomposable”… come on Toby- plastic doesn’t decompose, EVER- it just breaks into smaller pieces for the fish to eat. My research into Solo was definitely the most peculiar. I couldn’t tell if the customer service people were weirded out by my questions…am I the only person asking this? Probably close to it, but hopefully not the only one. With the exception of Solo and Chinet, all the other companies got back to me (although Dart and Solo appear to be part of the same conglomerate, and Dart replied). In the same spirit as my last post on composting waxed paper, I emailed a bunch of companies that produce paper cups and asked them if their cups contained a plastic liner, and if so, what kind was used. If we left him on another half an hour he might have got it (the record).(I reposted this article from my other website, )Ĭan you compost paper cups? The answer is yes, no and depends. Southgate paid tribute to Kane, saying: “Harry is a phenomenal goalscorer. After Rossi's red card for tripping Conor Gallagher, Mings headed in Trent Alexander-Arnold's free-kick in the 69th minute.Ībraham made it nine in the 78th minute and, with England fans chanting "we want 10", Saka obliged with a close-range header 60 seconds later. Smith Rowe got the seventh with a predatory finish in the 58th minute. It was the first time England had scored six in the first half since 1946. Kane grabbed his fourth in the 42nd minute, weaving through the shambolic San Marino defence to slot home. Eight minutes later, Kane's header was blocked by Alessandro D'Addario's arm and he smashed the resulting spot-kick high into the top corner for his fifth England hat-trick. Kane's goal-spree started in the 27th minute after Rossi put his hand up to get the slightest of touches on Foden's scissor kick, leading to a penalty that the Tottenham striker stroked in with ease.Įngland showed no mercy and Kane got his second in the 31st minute, guiding Smith Rowe's cross into the bottom corner. Maguire's pass found Saka, who cut in from the left-hand side of the San Marino area and drilled a low shot that deflected in off Fabbri's out-stretched boot. With San Marino completely out of their depth, England struck again in the 15th minute. Phil Foden's corner reached Maguire and he rose highest to score with a powerful header, making it two goals in two games for the defender. But there was never any danger of similar embarrassment for Southgate's team as they took the lead in the sixth minute against a woeful San Marino team bottom of FIFA's world rankings. San Marino famously scored after just eight seconds against England in a qualifier 28 years ago.
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