Your cup is now Home Compostable

Compost or recycle our innovative new cups

Starbucks paper takeaway cup and lid

So, what’s changed?

Water droplets sitting on surface of cup

Mineral-based lining

While other single-use cups contain a plastic lining, we replaced ours with Qwarzo® coating – a mineral-based material that performs a similar function.

Tray of fibre based takeaway coffee cup lids

New paper lid

The new lid is crafted from fibre instead of plastic. To make it work, we applied the same Qwarzo® coating to the lid, so it holds its shape while you enjoy your brew.

Sheet of paperboard on a roller

Traceable wood fibre

Sourced from Metsä, the cup's paperboard is made of traceable fresh wood fibre from Northern European forests.

Help us keep them out of landfill

  • Paper based waste landing in recycling bin

    Certified recyclable

    Our new hot cup and lid can now be widely recycled in paper or mixed recycling - at home and in our stores. Check guidance from your local municipality.

  • Local authority waste truck carrying away compostable waste

    Compost with your local authority

    If your municipality's infrastructure supports composting of paper packaging, our new hot cup and lid can be disposed of alongside your organic waste.

  • A house

    Compost at home

    If you have a garden compost setup, you can break down the cup into smaller pieces and add both the cup and the lid to your compost mix.

Learn more about your options

Developed in partnership with

Man inspecting a stack of Starbucks cups before they leave packacing factory
Transcend Packaging logo

Manufactured using cutting edge technology at the Transcend Packaging factory in Wales, UK.

More on the manufacturing
StarbucksQwarzo-Factory_1019.jpg
Qwarzo logo

Coated with Qwarzo®, a new mineral-based coating that has replaced the old plastic lining.

More on the cup coating
Man handling large sheet of paperboard in factory
Metsa logo

Crafted with fresh wood fibre, sourced from traceable Northern European forests via Metsä.

More on the wood fibre
  • DIN Certco Biobased >85% accreditation mark
  • Flustix Less Plastic accreditation mark
  • DIN Certco Home Compostable accreditation mark
  • DIN Certco Industrial Compostable accreditation mark
  • Seedling certification of industrially compostable