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Composite packaging

How to dispose of paper cup.

Recommended answerMost paper cups contain a plastic lining and are not ordinary paper.
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Recommended route

Use a dedicated cup-recycling route where available or follow local residual guidance.

Before disposal or return

  1. Empty liquid and remove lids.

Do not

Do not assume a paper appearance means paper-bin acceptance.

Reference sources

U.S. EPA — common recyclablesOpen source ↗Recycle Now — item recycling guideOpen source ↗

Checked 2026-08-16

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