The manufacturing process and the materials used contributed to the ultimate cleanliness of the cup. Hugh Moore Dixie Cup Company Collection, Special Collections and College Archives, Skillman Library, Lafayette College.)ĭisposable paper cup advertisements and product brochures argued that single-use cups were sanitary not only because they were only used once but also because of how they were made. Today, paper cups are 95% paper and 5% polyethylene plastic lining. Today, as they were since the 1920s, disposable cups are often made out of paper but are lined in order to prevent liquid from leaking out. With the development of wood pulp paper in the late 1860s, paper prices began to decline. But once manufacturers realized that single-use cups were the most profitable and sanitary method, the cups began to be made out of something cheap, easy to find, and easy to dispose of – uncoated paper.
The earliest disposable individual paper cups were often made of paper coated with paraffin or wax, especially those that could be folded up and reused.
(Hugh Moore Dixie Cup Company Collection, Special Collections and College Archives, Skillman Library, Lafayette College.)īefore we discuss the history and implications of the disposable paper cup, let’s begin by examining how paper cups were made and are currently manufactured.
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