Zero-Microplastic Paper Cups in Kanpur

Kanpur has historically been an industrial powerhouse, but its food service sector is catching up fast. The city's leather and textile workforce sustains thousands of chai stalls and roadside eateries that collectively consume enormous volumes of disposable cups. Corporate offices along the GT Road corridor and educational institutions like IIT Kanpur and CSJM University run cafeterias that serve hot beverages all day. The Kanpur Nagar Nigam has been tightening waste management norms, and PE-coated cups — which cannot be recycled with paper waste — are increasingly problematic. Pratva's aqueous-coated cups are re-pulpable by any standard paper mill, making them compatible with Kanpur's existing ragpicker and kabadiwalla recycling chains without any special handling.

Every standard PE-coated paper cup releases approximately 25,000 microplastic particles into hot beverages. Pratva’s aqueous-coated cups are CPPRI-certified to contain zero plastic film — meaning zero microplastic shedding, full re-pulpability with normal paper waste, and compliance with FDA 21 CFR and FSSAI food safety standards.