replacing the plastic cups it was using for iced coffee with white cups made of bagasse, a byproduct of sugarcane processing. The cups have a thin layer of compostable PLA (polylactic acid ...

Overall, then, Dr Zhu argues that bagasse is an obvious choice for making coffee cups, straws, disposable plates, lightweight cutlery and so on. Once used, these could be dumped in landfills with ...

The bagasse lids are claimed to be free from per ... "SSP UK switches to plastic-free coffee cup lids for hot beverages" was originally created and published by Packaging Gateway, a GlobalData ...

The way Aussies in one state drink coffee has completely changed ... which are exempt from the ban. The cups are made from either paper or bagasse, a by-product of sugarcane.

Takeaway coffee cup lids, meanwhile, would have to be made from either paper or bagasse, a by-product of sugarcane. A previously announced ban on plastic cups and drinks for cold drinks begins on ...

Western Australia will become the first Australian state to ban takeaway coffee cups in a sign of things to come for east coast cafes, but the peak retail body has warned that small businesses ...

Used in everything from coffee to curry, sugar is a key ingredient ... spins at high speed and pulverises the cane into shredded bagasse (cane fibre)," he said. "We then have an extraction process ...

Produce bags, cotton buds with plastic shafts, polystyrene cups and microbeads in beauty products will also join the banned list in February. It is all part of the McGowan government’s second ...