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What is the production process of custom disposable plastic cups

Author : Andrea  Marshall
Update time : 2021-09-18 18:22:36
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  Custom disposable plastic cups are indispensable products in life. In addition to being used in the catering industry, sometimes we will also buy some disposable plastic cups at home to use. Disposable plastic cup is mostly made of PS plastic (polystyrene), its production process is mainly through material preparation, feeding, material molding, diversion, packaging five links. Disposable cups, though convenient, are also a major source of white pollution, which can pollute the environment, so we should recycle them reasonably.
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  Materials for making custom disposable plastic cups
  Disposable plastic cups of drinks and tea is disposable containers, it belongs to the product of non-biodegradable, also is the main source of "white pollution" in life, disposable plastic cup is the biggest general usage beverage shops, thermal soda fountain, milk tea shops, hotels, restaurants and coffee shops, provide all kinds of plastic cup to go drink and field use. This kind of disposable plastic cup although convenient, but not environmental protection, its raw material is polystyrene, also called PS material, disposable plastic cup raw material specifications for: upper caliber 68mm, 74mm high, 48mm bottom, wall thickness of 100 silk, 11 grams /. The long-term use temperature of disposable plastic cup is 0 ~ 70℃, and the use of disposable water cup will deform the boiling water and reduce the amount of harmful substances to human body. Therefore, it is recommended not to fill the hot water when using disposable plastic cup.
  
  The production process of disposable plastic cup
  Materials: Polystyrene roll.
  Feeding: polystyrene coil is transmitted to the molding mold through the feeder. After each stroke, the feeder will step up the material to send a step (refers to the feeding length, refers to the length of the material delivered by the feeder to the mold in a single time).
  Material forming: material forming is the key step in the production of water cups, polystyrene is stamped and blown out of all semi-finished products.
  Guide: Brush will be disorderly disorderly cups one by one into the designated track.
  Packaging: a plastic cup step by step into the post, and then the packaging is completed.
  
  How to recycle disposable plastic cups
  Disposable plastic cup is the main source of white pollution, the waste plastic packaging of discarded in the environment, not only affect the city appearance and the natural landscape, "visual pollution", and difficult to degrade, also can cause potential harm to ecological environment, such as: mix in the soil, affects the crops absorb nutrients and moisture, cause agricultural production; Seepage of plasticizers and additives can lead to groundwater pollution; Mixed with municipal waste incineration will produce harmful gases, air pollution, damage to human health; Landfills will occupy land for a long time. Therefore, we need to recycle disposable plastic cups reasonably.
  The recycling of disposable plastic cups is mainly to reuse the clean waste plastic packaging, or reuse for granulation, oil refining, paint, construction materials and so on. Recycling and utilization of solid waste in line with the "reduction, resource, harmless" general principle. Recycling can not only avoid "visual pollution", but also solve "potential harm", alleviate resource pressure, reduce the disposal load of urban household garbage, save land, and can achieve certain economic benefits.
  
  The most common cups in daily life are custom disposable plastic cups and paper cups. As for which is safer, disposable paper cups or disposable plastic cups, many people will choose disposable paper cups without thinking. However, food contact materials of different materials have different standards. If they do not meet the standards, there will be safety risks. With the development of science and technology, disposable bioplastic cups may gradually replace disposable paper cups and disposable plastic cups in the future. Hyde offers disposable paper cups and biodegradable cups in a variety of designs, and is always available for consultation.

 
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