To Go 12 oz. Paper Cup with Leak-Resistant Lid vs World Art Hot Cups 4oz: which is safer?
Eco-Products World Art Hot Cups 4oz is the clear pick. Dixie To Go 12 oz. Paper Cup with Leak-Resistant Lid carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.
Dixie
To Go 12 oz. Paper Cup with Leak-Resistant Lid
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
LikelyFluorinated barrier coating (PFAS proxy)
PossibleThermal degradation of coating
PossibleMicroplastic or coating fragments
Our pick
Eco-Products
World Art Hot Cups 4oz
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleLeachables from undisclosed grease-resistant coating
PossibleThermal degradation and microplastic potential if overheated
ReportedIncomplete composting in non-industrial environments
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Fluorinated barrier coating (PFAS proxy), Thermal degradation of coating and Microplastic or coating fragments on the Dixie and not on the Eco-Products.
- We flag Leachables from undisclosed grease-resistant coating, Thermal degradation and microplastic potential if overheated and Incomplete composting in non-industrial environments on the Eco-Products and not on the Dixie.
- The Dixie is Paper cup with water/grease-resistant coating (unspecified chemistry) where the Eco-Products is Plant-based compostable PLA coating, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- The gap is 45 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the Eco-Products is the one to buy.
- We are less certain about the Dixie grade, at 42% confidence against 78%, because it discloses less.
Both products run through the same public rubric, which covers materials, coatings, brand disclosure, lab findings, and recalls, plus a beyond-PFAS hazard analysis. Grades are model-based estimates, not lab tests. How grades work →
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