All CupClub products are BPA free, Food Grade and FDA approved. The CupClub cup is made out of 70% virgin material stock and 30% recycled material stock food grade Polypropylene (PP). The CupClub lid is made from Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE). Both cup and lid can withstand temperatures over 100 degrees Celsius, both contain an RFID tag for easy tracking, and both have a lifetime of 250-1,000 uses before needing to be recycled. Cups are stackable and work for both hot and cold drinks. Cup lids do not currently have a place to put a straw, but CupClub is willing to integrate this.
CupClub chose LDPE and PP plastics for their products based on the results of a comparative evaluation of the material performance, user experience, transport, maintenance, lifetime reuse, cost and recoverability of steel, aluminum, hemp, bamboo, bio-plastics, ceramics, glass and oil based plastics. Both PP and LDPE are fully recoverable and have a high resource value for end of life recycling.
CupClub cup cases are made from Polypropylene and can be used up to 4,000 times. They also contain an embedded RFID tag for easy tracking. Cases come in two sizes: one for 84 cups and 28 lids and the other for 84 cups and 84 lids.
Life Cycle Assessment here.