Just wondering about this as a I see a co-worker drinking multiple cups of coffee from same cup. And then whenever I get a drink while im out and then give me a paper straw, it becomes useless if I don’t finish the drink quickly.
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A paper cup meant for liquid has a plastic or wax coating. The straw probably doesn’t.
Depending on your local jurisdiction and what exactly the cup uses there’s 3 ways to deal with it: Garbage, recycling or compost.
Some recycling facilities can deal with a product like a paper cup. Some can’t and for some it’s too expensive.
Cities that have modern industrial compost facilities can actually break down these into compost, assuming that the plastic used was of a compostable variety.
If all else fails, it goes into the trash.
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