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Eco Sleeve Coffee Cup Sleeves
Paper coffee cup sleeves are ideal for protecting your customer's hands from the heat of a freshly poured coffee.
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About Eco Sleeves
Sustainable Coffee Jackets
Our goal with these sleeves was to present our customers with an environmentally responsible product, at a realistic price point, but also one that can help their products stand out. That's why we've created 4 unique colors of sleeves that aren't the normal boring brown kraft paper that's usually used for cup sleeves, yet are still environmentally friendly in that they're made with 80% post-consumer content, and are compostable, biodegradable and recyclable.
Heat Activated Adhesive
These sleeves feature a small application of an adhesive that becomes activated with the heat from the outside of a cup of a hot beverage. This allows the sleeve to remain in its original position instead of constantly sliding down the cup, requiring constant readjustment.
The Science of Coffee Cup Sleeves
The idea behind the cup sleeves is all based on thermodynamics, specifically conduction. Conduction is the transfer of heat between substances. In general, higher density and more contact between two things results in higher potential for heat transfer. A coffee sleeve works to reduce the contact between your hand and hot coffee by providing a lower-density barrier. Layered corrugation achieves this by creating tiny air pockets between the cup and the outside of the sleeve, and since air is lower-density, it doesn't transfer heat as easily, which keeps the sleeve (and by extension your hand) cooler. We tested these sleeves with boiling water in a single wall cup, and the sleeve reduced the outer temp from a scorching 190 ° F to a toasty 140° F. (That 140° F Temp is warm, but will not result in burns.)
Eye Catching Colors
Generally, you see plain, natural brown kraft paper cup sleeves that all look the same. Short of getting custom printed sleeves or cups, color is a cost-effective way to brand and differentiate your products. There's a pretty good chance you'll be the only customer with the red or green sleeves in the area, allowing people to easily identify your products.
Branded Sleeves
Interested in getting custom printed, branded coffee cup sleeves? Give us a call and we can help out!