Your Cup

Starbucks has designed this hot takeaway cup with a mineral-based coating and the lid is made with a fibre alternative.

A pioneer in the production of sustainable single-use packaging, Transcend packaging, located deep in a Welsh valley in Ystrad Mynach, Caerphilly, Wales, has been selected as the European production base for this cup and lid.

This cup has a mineral-based coating made from silicon dioxide (SiO2) - the same mineral that’s used globally in a wide range of basic foodstuffs.

The pulp fibre lid is also coated with the same silicon dioxide Qwarzo® coating and has been purposefully designed to maintain its shape and strength, even when in contact with hot liquids.

We have designed this cup so that it can be recycled in paper waste streams, when disposed of correctly. This fibre-based lid is not coated with plastic but with the same mineral-based coating.

For detailed information on how to recycle your cup and lid in your specific country, please check with your local authorities on specific waste requirements in your area, which can vary slightly depending on location.

The hot cup meets stringent environmental standards to achieve both the DIN-Geprüft "HOME compostable" and "Industrial compostable" certifications.

Customers can compost this cup, at home, or via municipal composting facilities.

When disposing of these cup in home compost bins, customers are encouraged to break down the cup into smaller pieces first in order to encourage the natural composting process. Customers should also remember to remove the sleeve and beverage label (if applicable).

As always, please check with your local authorities on any specific waste requirements in your area, which can vary slightly depending on location.

Only this Starbucks hot cup and lid as shared on this website is compostable.

For detailed information on how to compost your cup and lid in your specific country, please use the local market navigator at the bottom of the homepage of this website to navigate to the Starbucks website for your country.

This hot cup is certified recyclable, meaning it can be recycled in paper or mixed recycling streams at home, in public recycling bins and in our stores. When disposing of this cup and lid via this method we encourage customers to break down the cup into smaller pieces in order to help the recycling process.

Alternatively, you may dispose of this cup in your home compost setup or a public composting bin - depending on your local infrastructure. When disposing of this cup and lid via this method we encourage customers to break down the cup into smaller pieces in order to encourage the natural composting process. Customers should also remember to remove the sleeve and beverage label (if applicable).

As always, please check with your local authorities on any specific waste requirements in your area, which can vary slightly depending on location.

Only this Starbucks cup and lid are compostable.

For detailed information surrounding how to appropriately recycle or compost your cup and lid in your specific area, please visit the relevant website below:

• Austria
• Germany
• Hungary
• Italy
• Portugal
• Spain
• Switzerland

Starbucks has partnered with Transcend Packaging, Qwarzo® and Metsä Group to design and produce the recyclable and compostable cup and lid solution.

Starbucks has worked with the following recycling and sorting companies as well as composting accreditors in the testing of this cup.

• Circpack by Veolia
• Tomra
• Smurfit Kappa
• Flustix (visit flustix.com/certified and search to following license numbers related to our home compostable and recyclable cups: FPPC010 (for our standard printed cup with logo); FPPC012 (for our standard sip lid); FPPC014 (for our delivery sip lid).
• Control Union
• DIN CERTCO (to search the certification base, visit www.dincertco.tuv.com)
• TÜV Rheinland
• Plant Test (Ecotoxicity)