04/08/2026
Sustainability question time...
Most of us own a reusable cup or bottle these days... but how often do we actually have it with us when we need that coffee? We offer 20p off any drink when you bring your own reusable cup. We'd love to see more of them, but in reality we only get handed a handful each day.
This isn't a guilt trip. We've lost count of the number of times we've needed a caffeine fix and realised our reusable cup is sitting at home! It did get us thinking about the cups we use though.
At the moment, all of our cold cups and lids are made from PLA, a plant based material supplied by our fantastic B Corp packaging partner. But after digging into it a bit more, we're starting to question whether PLA is actually the best option.
PLA is commercially compostable, but only if it ends up in the right waste stream. If it's thrown into general waste, or accidentally mixed with standard plastic recycling, it can create its own challenges.
On the other hand, rPET is made from recycled plastic, can usually be recycled through existing kerbside collections, and generally requires less water and energy to process.
We're still learning, and we'd genuinely love to hear your thoughts. Is PLA the better choice? Or is using recycled and recyclable plastic the more practical option?
Let us know in the comments x
