Comments on: How can I reuse or recycle wax-lined paper cups?

By: Olia

Olia — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:17:59 +0000

Rince them and use for cold drinks.

By: Barbara in AZ

Barbara in AZ — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 21:45:05 +0000

I took many, many paper coffee cups, tore open the seam, and peeled out the bottom, and rimmed top. Flattened it and ran thru a one shred shredder. With the 1/4 inch strips wove into 4 x 4 inch coasters. Glued around the edges on the back and using junk mail 1/2 inch strips folded over to seal and glue. Big bulldog clips helped with weaving and sealed edges. They are very durable and I’ve had the same red Starbucks cups-into-coasters for two years. Not much wearing out yet.

By: louisa

louisa — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 15:14:50 +0000

The local primary (age 4-11) school near us has a tree full of bird feeders made from a fast food chain’s little coleslaw/sauce cups.

By: HuntingWabbits

HuntingWabbits — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 03:26:51 +0000

I’m not sure why, but I’m picturing these cups each with a hole in the bottom, hanging from a string. Why? Ghetto Mickey D’s windchimes? Perhaps birdfeeders?

By: Benjamin

Benjamin — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 04:11:54 +0000

Waxed paper cups can be safely composted. All starchy/wax products compost better in large volume compost production, but if you shred a few and add to your home compost, they will become humus. Remember, the smaller the product added to the compost, the faster it composts.

Depending on where you live, there may be a retailer that composts on a large scale. Whole Foods Market, for example, in many locations have compost bins for customers to use.

By: yasmin

yasmin — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 02:33:52 +0000

save them and sell them to some company or some instituation.

By: Matt Scholey

Matt Scholey — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 10:17:04 +0000

These can be recycled along with the tetra-pak drinks cartons where facilities exist.

By: artemis fooch

artemis fooch — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 05:43:18 +0000

You can save them and use them to urinate in. I can confirm that urine eats these cups more rapidly than just ordinary natural degrading in a landfill. This could in-turn save on water costs for the “anti-if it’s yellow, let it mellow,” folks. Especially in those areas suffering from drought, you can be green after all…