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Speaking of Starbucks, I believe many "milk tea lovers" who love milk tea know that Starbucks is a representative of the small-asset catering industry. Compared with ordinary milk tea shops, Starbucks' appearance design in all aspects is relatively "high-end", and the most ordinary milk tea in it tastes much more mellow than the ordinary milk tea outside. Even the coffee cups in Starbucks are uniformly produced by Starbucks. In addition to the unique Starbucks logo on the cups, the quality is also very good.

However, everyone would think that since Starbucks coffee cups are of such good quality, they must be recyclable, right? The answer is exactly the opposite. Starbucks coffee cups cannot be recycled. Many people may find it hard to believe this, but the clerk helplessly stated the following 3 reasons why Starbucks "coffee cups" cannot be recycled:

First point: Coffee cup materials change frequently, making it difficult to recycle them uniformly

Because Starbucks is a very large chain restaurant brand, it is very necessary to prevent plagiarism and counterfeiting. In order to better implement this measure, Starbucks will regularly innovate and upgrade the production of coffee cups, and bring better experience to customers. However, it is precisely because of this that the materials produced after each innovation and upgrade of Starbucks' coffee cups will be different, making Starbucks' coffee cups difficult to recycle and reuse uniformly.

Second point: The coffee cup contains waterproof material that is difficult to separate

Starbucks coffee cups contain a layer of waterproof material that is difficult to separate. Currently, recycling cannot achieve 100% separation and purification. Therefore, if recycled directly, even if only one percent of the waterproof material remains in the coffee cup, the entire coffee cup recycling furnace will be contaminated, which will cause more losses.

Third point: The residual ingredients in the coffee cup are too mixed and not suitable for recycling

Because once Starbucks coffee is finished, a lot of raw materials for making coffee will remain in it. These residues are not easy to remove. And because different people drink different saliva and bacteria, the entire coffee cup cannot be completely and cleanly separated. Therefore, for safety and cleanliness considerations, Starbucks coffee cups cannot be recycled again.

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