Grinders Coffee has announced that its takeaway coffee cups are now certified by the Australasian Bioplastics Association for home composting.
Grinders Aqueous Coffee Cups feature a water-based barrier coating that maintains the cup’s structural integrity while holding liquid. This design eliminates the need for a polyethylene (PE) plastic lining, which has traditionally complicated recycling efforts.
Burcu De La Cruz, Marketing Manager for Grinders Coffee, highlighted the significance of this advancement.
“We are proud to be one of the first commercial roasters in Australia to launch these innovative cups nationally. Businesses who use Grinders Coffee beans can now provide a certified compostable solution to takeaway coffee cups, a packaging type that has historically contained plastic.”
Grinders pairs its Aqueous Cups with Pulp Lids, made from sugarcane pulp (bagasse), a renewable and plant-based alternative to conventional plastic lids. Together, the cups and lids offer a fully compostable solution for takeaway coffee packaging.
“Brewing a greener future with Grinders Coffee is one of our most important business pillars. From innovative packaging to supporting ethical farming, Grinders is dedicated to ensuring a better future for both coffee lovers and the planet,” added De La Cruz.
Home composting certification means that under specific conditions, the cups, can disintegrate and biodegrade into C02, water and biomass within 12 months at 25oc +/- 5oc leaving no harmful residue and reducing the levels of waste in landfill.
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