To Go Paper Cups & Lids vs World Art Hot Cups 4oz: which is safer?

Eco-Products World Art Hot Cups 4oz is the clear pick. Dixie To Go Paper Cups & Lids carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.

Dixie To Go Paper Cups & Lids

Dixie

To Go Paper Cups & Lids

PFAS grade

Poor 25/100

Overall grade

Bad 3/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 4

Material

paperboard with grease-resistant/water-resistant coating (unspecified)

Confidence

45%

PossibleFluorinated compounds (PFAS) in water-resistant coating

ReportedCoating integrity degradation over time and with heat

PossibleMicroplastics from polyethylene liner if present

Our pick

Eco-Products World Art Hot Cups 4oz

Eco-Products

World Art Hot Cups 4oz

PFAS grade

Good 70/100

Overall grade

Good 52/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

Plant-based compostable PLA coating

Confidence

78%

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 compounds (PFAS) in water-resistant coating, Coating integrity degradation over time and with heat, Microplastics from polyethylene liner if present and Bacterial or mold growth on lid seals 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 paperboard with grease-resistant/water-resistant coating (unspecified) 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 45% 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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