Aqueous-Lined Paper Beer Cup Range - Mainstream Recyclable Cold Beverage Solution

For licensed venues, outdoor events, festivals, and hospitality operations seeking to replace traditional plastic beer cups with recyclable alternatives, this aqueous-lined paper cup range delivers innovative water-based coating technology that enables processing through standard kerbside paper recycling streams. Available in half-pint and pint formats with printed volume indication lines, the dual aqueous coating provides structural integrity for ice-cold beverage service without the PE, PLA, or PET plastic resins that compromise conventional paper cup recyclability—supporting genuine circular economy participation whilst maintaining reliable performance across beer, cider, and cold beverage applications.

Advanced Material Specifications

Coating Technology:

Aqueous (AQ) lining applied to both interior and exterior cup surfaces, utilising next-generation water-based coating formulation without polyethylene (PE), polylactic acid (PLA), or polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic resins. The certified food-grade coating provides moisture barrier performance whilst remaining invisible and maintaining paper recyclability through conventional processing equipment.

Capacity and Volume Marking:

Half Pint format: 10oz (284ml) with fill line positioned at brim for accurate half-pint serving
Pint format: 20oz (568ml) with fill line positioned at brim for accurate pint serving
Fill lines accurately marked for serving consistency across staff and service periods

Regulatory Status:

Not CE or UKCA marked as legal measuring instruments—not suitable for licensed premise applications requiring weights and measures compliance for beer, wine, or spirit service where legal metrology certification mandatory.

Recycling Classification:

PAP-21 ♻️ designation enabling processing through mainstream paper and card recycling streams. Compatible with UK kerbside household collections and commercial mixed paper and card waste services without requiring specialist recycling infrastructure necessary for conventional PE-lined paper cups.

Environmental Credentials:

100% recyclable through conventional paper recycling equipment. Certified compostable to EN 13432 standard, supporting both recycling and composting end-of-life pathways. Complies with EU food contact regulations for beverage service applications.

Structural Performance:

Heavy-duty paper construction with dual aqueous coating ensuring cup rigidity during ice-cold beverage service, preventing softening and structural failure even with extended hold times and condensation exposure.

Environmental Leadership Advantages

• Mainstream Recycling Accessibility - Aqueous coating technology eliminates plastic resin barriers that prevent conventional paper cup recycling, enabling processing through widely accessible UK kerbside paper collections rather than requiring specialist facilities unavailable to most venues and consumers.
• Genuine Circular Economy Compatibility - PAP-21 ♻️ classification supports recycling back into high-grade paper products using standard equipment, delivering authentic material recovery rather than theoretical recyclability claims requiring infrastructure that doesn't exist at scale.
• Plastic Replacement Credentials - Water-based coating technology provides credible alternative to traditional plastic beer cups without substituting one plastic format (PE-lined cups) for another, addressing greenwashing concerns and supporting substantive material transition strategies.
• Dual End-of-Life Flexibility - EN 13432 compostability certification combined with mainstream recyclability provides waste management pathway choice based on available local infrastructure, supporting venues with either recycling or composting capabilities.
• Cold Beverage Structural Integrity - Dual aqueous coating maintains cup rigidity even with ice-cold contents and condensation exposure, eliminating the structural failure and softening issues that compromise customer experience and generate complaints.
• Volume Indication Consistency - Printed fill lines enable standardised serving measurement for portion control and customer expectation management, though not substituting for CE/UKCA legal measure requirements in regulated contexts.
• Multi-Beverage Versatility - Suitable for beer, cider, soda, smoothies, juice, milkshakes, slush drinks, fruit coolers, iced tea and coffee, iced frappes, and fruit salads, consolidating cold beverage packaging requirements across diverse menu offerings.

Target Applications

Ideal Service Environments: Outdoor festivals, music events, sports venues, beer gardens, food festivals, private events, wedding receptions, and hospitality operations where traditional plastic beer cups require replacement with recyclable alternatives but CE/UKCA legal measure certification not mandated. Particularly suited for environments with paper recycling infrastructure where mainstream kerbside accessibility enables practical material recovery rather than theoretical recyclability requiring specialist processing unavailable to venues and customers.

Environmental Leadership: The aqueous coating represents genuine material innovation addressing the fundamental limitation of conventional paper cups—the PE plastic lining that renders them non-recyclable through standard paper streams despite paper-dominant composition. Traditional PE-lined cups require specialist recycling facilities with limited UK availability, creating greenwashing concerns when marketed as "recyclable." The water-based AQ technology eliminates plastic resin barriers, enabling processing through the widely accessible paper recycling infrastructure that handles cardboard boxes and office paper, delivering practical circular economy participation rather than aspirational claims dependent on unavailable infrastructure.

Material Technology Explanation

Conventional paper cups employ polyethylene (PE) plastic linings that provide moisture barriers but contaminate paper recycling streams, requiring specialist separation facilities with limited geographic availability. The aqueous coating technology substitutes water-based formulations for plastic resins, achieving comparable moisture resistance through chemistry compatible with standard paper recycling processes. During recycling, the aqueous coating separates naturally in conventional pulping equipment without contaminating recovered paper fibres, enabling high-grade paper production from used cups. This material approach delivers the mainstream recyclability accessibility that traditional PE-lined cups claim but cannot achieve through existing UK waste infrastructure.

Please Note:

> NOT CE or UKCA marked—not suitable for legal measure service where weights and measures compliance required for licensed beer, wine, or spirit service
> Volume indication lines provided for serving consistency but do not constitute legal measuring instrument certification
> Half pint format: 10oz (284ml) with brim fill line; Pint format: 20oz (568ml) with brim fill line
> 100% recyclable through mainstream kerbside paper and card collections—PAP-21 ♻️ classification
> Certified compostable to EN 13432 standard for commercial composting pathways
> Dual aqueous coating interior and exterior—no PE, PLA, or PET plastic resins
> Suitable for cold beverages only—not designed for hot liquid applications
> Complies with EU food contact regulations