And people ask about Reusable Cups With Lids.
Why Plastic Cups With Lids?
Lids make give added functionally to your cups. Probably the first thing that comes to mind is that lids either limit or prevent spillage. Beyond that they turn your cup into a container.
Cups with lids turned container can be used for food storage in a refrigerator or cooler, to hold dry soups to be later filled with hot water for consumption, filled with water and frozen to be used in a cooler or, if you add food color, decorative ice blocks.
And the lids make excellent insect barriers where fruit juices or other attractive things draw the unwanted.
When it comes down to it, if you are going to get plastic cups, get the lids with them.
Do Plastic Cups Benefit The Environment?
That depends on the type plastic cups that you get. Single use plastic cups are NOT environmental friendly. But reusable plastic cups are extremely beneficial.
Single use plastic cups, and if they have them, their lids and straws end up either in landfills or every other inconceivable place. Because they do not decompose, they cause more damage than paper cups.
Reusable plastic cups, their lids and reusable straws, on the other hand last, last and last some more. They are recyclable so they avoid the landfills for a long time.
So if you are concerned about the environment, buy and use reusable plastic cups. And for the most useful type, get those with lids.
What Types Of Plastic Cups With Lids Are There?
You see those environmental damaging clear plastic cups everywhere. We avoid using them by keeping a large reusable plastic cup with a lid and straw in our backpack. We ask that the vendor use it.
And we even use that cup when we go to a coffee shop. Sometimes we even get a discount.
Hard plastic cups come in several varieties.
The hard plastic variety is most often found in vehicle travel cups. They are solid and hefty. Their function is to provide safety from spillage and breakable.
The other variety is used in everyday place settings.This tableware is popular among RV users, institutions, food kitchens, charitable disaster relief organizations, people who need unbreakable for feeding infants, and a broad section of general populations around the world.
Finally the lightweight, unbreakable, uncrushable, microwave and dishwasher safe reusable plastic cups are outdoor, and party oriented. They are used at kids parties, barbecues, backpacking, boating, patios, and the likes.
What Type Straws Are Best?
We recommend silicone or a thick plastic that can be cleaned.
Straws can be unhealthy if you do not pay attention to cleanliness. So when you have reusable straws, be sure to have a straw cleaning brush. And use it after each use.
Single use straws end up in the landfill.
Paper straws will degrade, but making them requires that trees be destroyed and removed from their work of removing carbon dioxide from the environment.
What Are Hard Plastic Cups Used For?
Hard plastic cups are excellent for serving infants and others who are highly likely to drop the cup.
They are also excellent for use in RVs.
In disaster relief efforts, they are used to provide drink to anyone who is in need of liquid. They are also given away so that people have a cup to use when away from the relief station.
Are Plastic Cups Microwave And Dishwasher Safe?
Reusable plastic cups are in fact microwave and dishwasher safe. They are, additionally, freeze proof.
What sizes are available?
Reusable plastic cups are available in 8 fl. oz, 12 fl oz. and 16 fl. oz.
The 16 fl. oz. cups seem to be the most popular because when combined with lids they become versatile vessels with food storage being a popular use.
Are reusable cups hygienic?
In general they are hygienic. But like anything else, hygiene has a lot to do with the user.
Thorough cleaning after every use is necessary. And storage in a clean place is also necessary.
Often short shrift is given to cleaning straws. Do be very careful with these. It is best to use a special brush to clean them.
How much do reusable plastic cups cost?
There are two ways that you should look at the cost of reusable cups. The most visible is the cost to buy. That can be high.
But if you look at the cost per use, the cost can be astronomically low.
And in the long run, you do not have the costs of buying cups. You have them on hand already.
Where can I buy plastic cups with lids?
As people become more and more concerned about plastic pollution, reusable cups with lids become more and more available online as well as offline.
This link will take you to our offering of a wide variety of cups with lids. Click Here.
Where can I buy plastic cups with lids?
As people become more and more concerned about plastic pollution, reusable cups with lids become more and more available online as well as offline.
This link will take you to our offering of a wide variety of cups with lids. Click Here.
Are plastic cups hot and cold proof?
The reusable variety of plastic cups are hot and cold proof. You can boil them and freeze them without damaging therm.