DART Foam Cups & Lids
DART foam products and the environment. Foam foodservice products do not “clog” landfills. Polystyrene foam foodservice products constitute less than 1%, by both weight and volume, of landfill waste. Dart does not use chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) in manufacturing foam cups, and never has. An average-weight foam cup requires 32% less energy to produce than a comparable paper hot drink cup with cardboard sleeve. Plastic-coated paper cups are difficult to recycle due to their multi-layer composition. An average-weight paper hot cup generates about 181% more solid waste by weight than a comparable foam cup. An average-weight paper hot cup with a cardboard sleeve requires about 47% more energy to produce than a comparable foam cup. An average-weight paper hot cup with a cardboard sleeve generates 379% more solid waste by weight than a comparable foam cup. An average-weight paper cold cup generates 148% more solid waste by weight than a comparable foam cup. Since 1998, Dart has recycled over 360,000 kilograms of foam.
WATCH DART'S CONTAINER RECYCLING VIDEO
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtR_lAZAAjw&list=PL2D95942600D21EDF&index=1&feature=plcp
