Introduction:

The excessive consumption of the disposable paper cup causes adverse effects to the environment, requiring passing from the linear model to the circular one.

Objective:

In this sense, the research focused on international experiences of exploitation in tendency to circular economy regarding disposable cups.

Materials and methods:

From the bibliographic review, a comparative analysis related to three lines of the circular model was developed.

Results:

Five alternatives for use and three more applied recycling technologies were identified.