no ordinary cups.
Our takeaway paper cups may look, feel, and act like other cups found on the high street, but they’re different. They have a sustainable secret.
Traditional single-use cups have a lining of PE-based plastic on the inside which makes them watertight and ideal for holding a cup of coffee. The downside of these cups is that they cannot be recycled due to this plastic-based coating. This is why Local Authorities and Councils don't recommend putting takeaway paper cups in your mixed recycling.
However, our cups are different being both recyclable and compostable.
The lining in our takeaway paper cups is water-based, plastic-free and made from natural fibres. This means that the cup can act like a cup BUT be recycled, composted, and biodegraded.
Recyclable. Compostable. Sustainable.
Not only can our takeaway paper cups be recycled with paper or mixed recycling, but they can also be composted at home. Simply pop one into your home-compost bin and in a few weeks the cup will harmlessly biodegrade. Our cups, which are made from sustainably sourced cardboard, biodegrade at roughly the same rate as a sheet of paper. They're an excellent addition to your compost bin, helping to soak up excess moisture and aiding aeration.
But wait a minute, can’t all paper cups do the same thing?
Not all paper cups are created equal. This is why billions of paper cups go to landfill each year because almost all other paper cups, used by many corporate coffee chains, have a plastic lining. It’s this plastic lining which causes all manner of problems when recycling, unlike our TOAST cups which are recycled, or composed, very easily.
NOTHING TO LANDFILL
No waste from any of our coffee houses goes to landfill. Absolutely zilch. Nada. Nothing.
We made ourselves a promise that if we’re going to all this effort with our cups we need to a) make sure it gets recycled and b) it shouldn't just be about recycling our cups, but everything!
We’ve teamed up with Green Recycling, a local waste management company that shares our passion for recycling. Green Recycling use cutting-edge technology to enable them to recycle almost all our waste, from toastie crumbs to our paper napkins.
Over 85% of our waste is recycled, with the remaining 15% transformed into Refused Derived Fuel (RDF) which is used to provide energy to the National Grid.
We want your decision to come to TOAST to be not just about exceptionally great coffee but also to be about that warm fuzzy feeling you get when you know you’re doing the right thing. Having a coffee shouldn’t cost the earth, and at TOAST it doesn’t.
WATCH GREEN RECYCLING IN ACTION
Green Recycling collect waste from companies throughout the Southeast of England (including TOAST) and sorts it in its facilities using cutting edge technology and good ol’ fashioned hand picking. The sorted materials are then bailed to be recycled and reused or transformed into energy as Refused Derived Fuel (RDF).
Green Recycling is the beacon leading the way in how it’s possible to recycle materials we all use and how innovation can find new ways to dispose of waste, rather than the tradition method of sending it to landfill. We’re proud to partner with Green Recycling and work with them in leading the way to a sustainable future.