I think this cup is a disaster. Talk about missing the point! Dixie’s answer to recycling concerns is to use not less, but more paper? If you look at, and handle this cup, it will be immediately obvious that this cup uses more paper than traditional cups. You could argue that the sleeve is 99% recycled…that’s great, except that it forces the user to use a sleeve. There are many people that when given the choice will not use a sleeve. Besides, it isnt uncommon to find sleeves made of recycled products.
Not only does this cup utilize more paper, this cup cannot be recycled - they still use petrochemical products to line the inside of the cup that prevent it from being recycled. Hmmm…more paper…not recycleable…am i missing something here?
If i am going to buy a cup this expensive, i need to, at minimum, be able to justify it by being able to recycle it - this cup doesnt qualify.

Comment by johnny — July 31, 2007 @ 10:52 am

compare to International Paper’s “ecotainer” cup

Comment by johnny — July 31, 2007 @ 10:58 am

In my oppinion, these cups are not as “eco-smart” as they pretend. they only differ the pollution by one recycling cycle. There is a principle in long lasting eco-friendly products that states that a product should be 100% reclable “easaly”.

If a cup is 100% polystyrene and is thrown away for reclycling, than it is 100% reused and eco-friendly. If a cup is 100% paper and thrown away for either recycling or waste, than it is eco-friendly.

the Dixie cup has these 2 components and they cannot be easily separated from each other, thus they are wasted and they contribute to polluting.

The best way to avoid this is as some people said on this blog, to have a travel mug, but be sure this mug can be 100% reclycled once you’re done with it.

Comment by Brossob — November 8, 2007 @ 7:42 am