Tealive has introduced self‑degrading biodegradable cups in collaboration with Lyfecycle, a UK‑based company leveraging science to combat plastic pollution. Powered by time‑controlled biodegradation technology, these cups function like conventional plastic, remain recyclable, and crucially leave no microplastics behind.
Unlike typical biodegradable cups, Tealive’s innovation is engineered to break down only when discarded into nature, degrading within one to two years, while ensuring the drinking experience remains uncompromised.
Here is the expanded explanation: Lyfecycle is a biotransformation technology that enables plastics to ‘self‑destruct’ if they leak into the environment, transforming into a biodegradable wax within two years. It serves as a safeguard against plastic pollution—materials remain fully recyclable under normal conditions, but if they end up in nature, exposure to sunlight, heat, and oxygen triggers their breakdown without leaving behind toxins or microplastics.
