Frugalpac, manufacturers of fully disposable cups, has opened a new manufacturing facility in Wrexham, Wales. The Frugal Cup offers cafes and consumers an environmentally-friendly solution to non-recyclable disposable cups.
The new factory is part of a Cup Folk-operated 5,500 m² manufacturing site and includes 21 new production machines working on three dedicated lines. The Frugalpac facility will supple coffee shops across the UK with its range of easily recyclable cups. The company chose the Wrexham plant because it operates around the clock and has a 250 million cup capacity with the scope to further expand the facility to meet market demand. At least 20 people from the local area will be employed to run and manage production.
Frugal Cup 12oz dotty
The 12 oz dotty Frugal Cup
At present, the vast majority of coffee cups are single use, and those often perceived by customers as being recyclable aren't able to be processed by recycling plants. A report from the World Wildlife Fund and Eunomia Research & Consulting found that the UK, if it continues its current trend, is on course to throw away 33% more single-use coffee cups by 2030 than it does at present.
Frugal Cups will be available in three sizes - 8oz, 12oz and 16oz – in four Frugalpac-branded styles as well as offering bespoke designs through an in-house printing process. Made from recycled paperboard, with no waterproofing chemicals, the cup’s food-grade liner separates easily during the standard recycling process. The paperboard and liner can then be recycled through separate streams which means that the cup can be disposed of in any recycling bin at home, on the street, in the coffee shop or office.
“We are delighted to open this factory which will mean we can now produce and supply the innovative Frugal Cup to coffee shops and cafes across the UK. With ever increasing consumer demand for brands and retailers to do more to support an environmentally-sustainable economy, our aim is to be the number one replacement for all the coffee cups in the market today which are difficult to recycle and made from virgin paper board. This truly is the beginning of the recycled coffee cup revolution, and we encourage consumers to seek out cafes that stock the Frugal Cup and to ask their local coffee shops to get Frugal!”
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