A Better Cup for ALl
Our vision for the future is to become resource positive—giving back more than we take from the planet. And we know we can’t do it alone. It takes each and every one of us.
Starbucks is the first and only national coffeehouse in the U.S. to offer customers the option to use their clean personal cup for every visit at company-owned stores, including drive-thru and when they make a mobile order. See how it works and learn more about our sustainable packaging initiatives and goals.
Towards a more sustainable cup
We’ve set an ambitious goal for our cups to be 100% compostable, recyclable, or reusable; sourced from 50% recycled materials; and made using 50% less virgin fossil fuel derived sources by 2030. In the U.S. and Canada, we’re rolling out a more sustainable and accessible cold cup made with 10-20% less plastic – just one way we’re driving single-use packaging innovation.
Reusable revolution
We are making it easier for customers to use reusable cups and help reduce cup waste sent to landfills. Since the option became available for customers to order with a personal cup for every visit in the U.S., nearly 400,000 Starbucks Rewards members have brought in a personal cup, including 150,000 customers for the first time, and 20% of baristas are using a personal cup for their shift beverage.
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Starbucks Becomes First National Coffee Retailer to Accept Reusable Cups for Drive-thru and Mobile Orders
Customers will now be able to use their own clean, personal cup at stores in the U.S. and Canada – including drive-thru, the Starbucks app, and in café.
We’re also testing reusable cups in more than 30 markets worldwide, where we’re working with both partners and customers on reducing waste. Our latest test, in Petaluma, California, is our most extensive collaboration yet, and makes reusables the default option for to-go drinks across an entire city.
In addition, Starbucks supports sustainable packaging policies that:
- Help reduce waste sent to landfills by supporting improved recycling and organics diversion
- Help accelerate reuse as a key component of the circular economy
- Reduce complexity and promote circularity by setting globally harmonized definitions and standards
*Some of the initiatives mentioned above are in development and expected to launch by the end of 2024.
Compostable cold cups
Select Starbucks stores are switching to commercially compostable cold cups and lids, as part of our sustainability goals, commitment to innovation and local efforts to help reduce waste. Learn more about some of the features below.
Both Flat and dome lids are available.
They are made from molded Fiber.
Cups are double-walled
This provides insulation and reduces condensation.
Caring for our planet
The cups are another step towards our ambitious environmental goals to reduce waste in stores.
*This product is only compostable at commercial facilities. Such facilities may not exist in your area. Cup graphics may vary.