Despite common public perception, paper cups are not easy to recycle. ... In addition, a paper cup creates more solid waste, by weight, than its foam counterpart. ... View, noting that in a 2010 pilot program Starbucks collected three tons of cups from its stores in Toronto to be recycled in the United States. read more
This may be completely wrong, but what makes the most sense to me is that the south has generally higher temperatures and humidity than say the northeast where plastic cups are very common. read more
It usually comes in two forms: “Expanded polystyrene foam (EPS), which is the stuff that’s made into cups, plates, take-out food containers, and packing materials; and “solid polystyrene,” which gets turned into plastic forks, CD and DVD cases, even smoke detector housings. read more