Smart Planet Technologies announces the reCUP™, the first commercially available paper cup engineered for recyclability

 

A new solution to solve the problem of paper cups being sent to landfills

April 22, 2015 -  Newport Beach, CA -  Smart Planet Technologies, Inc., a leader in the engineering of innovative barrier coatings that address sustainability challenges in packaging, announce the commercial availability of the reCUP™, the first commercially available paper cup engineered for recyclability.

Unlike traditional paper cups, produced from polyethylene-coated paper cup stock, which are difficult for recyclers to process, the reCUP™ leverages EarthCoating• barrier technology and may be processed through existing paper recycling streams without any need for special handling or additional equipment.

The reCUP™ is a recyclable paper cup that can be reclaimed and turned into recycled paperboard. Industry adoption of the reCUP™ has the potential to avoid sending over 50 billion paper cups worth of valuable paperboard to U.S. landfills each year. This alone, can potentially solve two-thirds of the one-million ton fiber shortfall projected by the recycled paper industry for the year 2020.

For more information, please visit our website at SmartPlanetTech.com/reCUP™.

To place orders for the reCUP™, or for licensing opportunities to manufacture or sell, contact Smart Planet Technologies.

About Smart Planet Technologies: Smart Planet Technologies is a packaging technology company with intellectual property focused on advancements in sustainability for the packaging industry.  Our innovative technologies are engineered to conserve precious natural resources and provide high quality, environmental alternatives across a wide variety of packaging applications.   EarthCoating is a registered trademark of Smart Planet Technologies.  For more information, please visit our website at www.SmartPlanetTech.com