Aqueous BioCups
Country: Australia and New Zealand
Category: Packaging Materials and Components
Our Aqueous Cups are made with FSC™ certified paper – paper sourced from managed plantations and not from old-growth forests. These cups are lined with Aqueous coating– a unique waterproof barrier coating that is certified home compostable to Australian and European Standards. The life cycle of our products is one of the most important things our team considers when designing products. We invest in understanding the environmental impact of the raw materials sourced, ensuring our products can be composted, understanding the business carbon emissions, and supporting the treatment at the end of life with our composting initiative, Compost Connect. Unlike traditional cup coatings that are glued or sprayed onto the paper, aqueous uses water based ink that seamlessly blends into the paper fibers, reducing material usage while maintaining leak-proof and grease-resistant properties. Aqueous cups also contain less than one third of the waterproofing material needed in a PLA-lined alternative.
Throughout its lifecycle, most compostable packaging has a smaller greenhouse gas footprint and a reduced impact on the environment than its plastic counterparts, but where it can make a significant difference is at the end of its life. Composting saves greenhouse gas emissions and helps divert leftover food scraps that the packaging contains from landfill too. We choose to make our Aqueous Cups with certified home compostable materials, meaning that, at the end of their life, they can be sent to an industrial composter or home composted to create nutrient-rich soil. Paired with our certified home compostable sugarcane coffee cup lids, consumers will be able to enjoy coffee or tea in our Aqueous cups and then simply dispose of them in their home compost bin or residential FOGO bin in councils that accept compostable packaging.