Disposable cups

full-time-mum

I need some disposable cups which are as envirionmentally friendly as possible.
Washing them up in between is not an option. Think snacks for 100 children, once a day for 5 days. :eek:

Oh and as cheap as possible.

Any suggestions?

Thanks

geordie_joe

In my experience letting them bring their own cup is best. Kids love their own things, even at a young age. Get them to bring their own and take them home to be washed.

But have a supply of disposables because some will forget to bring a cup.

full-time-mum

geordie_joe wrote: »

In my experience letting them bring their own cup is best. Kids love their own things, even at a young age. Get them to bring their own and take them home to be washed.

But have a supply of disposables because some will forget to bring a cup.

Its a nice idea but I think it will be just too complicated. I will suggest it though.

Savvy_Sue

I'm sure they won't be cheap, but you could google 'environmentally friendly disposable cups' and see what comes up.

I know the Eden Project pride themselves on using eco friendly cups.

And I know that some plastic cups are made from other recycled plastic. Or is it some plastic cups go to make other things? I don't know ...

BungleGirl

Or is it some plastic cups go to make other things?

www.remarkable.co.uk turn plastic cups into pencils and rulers.

PS I don't work for them - just think their stuff is fun!

Greenqueen_2

Dont know how eco-friendly they are, but Lidl currently have packs of cups really CHEAP

Absolut_Wench

Are the 100 children part of a school or playgroup? I only ask as if this is a permanent arrangement, rather than a one-off, the suggestion below might be useful.

At the last place I worked, we got through hundreds of plastic cups a week -we were a laboratory with no food/drink allowed inside the lab, but a drinks machine outside.

As we were concerned at the cost and environmental impact of binning so many plastic cups, we found a recycling scheme that would provide a bin for the cups and do regular pickups.

I'm not sure if I can post a link, but if you google save-a-cup or recycle-a-cup you'll find several firms who provide this service.

I can recommend this for any work environment - take your own mug for tea and coffee, and a glass for water, squash etc. You'll save thousands of disposable cups a year.