Our pick of the best reusable coffee cups to buy now
Our pick of the best reusable coffee cups to buy now
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1/10 tokyobike Kinto Travel Tumbler, £32
This tumbler from independent bike company tokyobike is designed with travel in mind, making it a reliable choice for your commute. It is double-walled to keep drinks hot or cold for six hours. Choose from six colours (we like the turquoise) and two sizes, 350ml or 500ml. Buy now -
2/10 KeepCup Cork Reusable Cup, £20
KeepCup is the original reusable coffee cup brand. We’re fans of the glass and cork mug with its easy-to-grip cork band made using waste from the wine industry. Have fun customising the colours to personalise yours. Buy now -
3/10 Ecoffee Cup Amstel, £10.95
Dutch designer Maria Vashchuk, known as The Tiny Garden, is behind this pretty, summery coffee cup made with sustainable bamboo. It has a resealable lid to help prevent dripping and can be popped in the dishwasher. Buy now -
4/10 Orla Kiely Multi Stem Travel Mug, £20
Go retro with this iconic design by Orla Kiely. The steel casing is triple-insulated to keep your drinks toasty warm until you reach the office. The lid doubles up as a cup, ideal for picnics. Buy now -
5/10 Frank Green 12oz Reusable SmartCup, £20.99
This coffee cup looks beautiful and functions brilliantly too – our favourite kind of design. Made for regular-sized coffees, it has a spill-resistant push button lid and a thermos outer layer to keep your drink hotter for longer. There are smaller mugs available too if you’re an espresso person. Buy now -
6/10 Sara Miller Flamingos Thermal Travel Mug, £15
Coffee kept nice and warm in a reusable cup adorned with flamingos wearing crowns? This one’s in our shopping basket. Buy now -
7/10 Thermos ThermoCafé Desk Mug, £10.95
Missing the comfort of a mug handle? Thermos clocked your craving and are selling a range of desk mugs in a rainbow of colours. They have slide-resistant foam bases, double wall insulation and a twist lock lid. Buy now -
8/10 Kate Spade New York Thermal Mug, £16
Glam up your caffeine fix in style with this gold polka dot mug. The flip-up tab lets you drink your coffee without spilling it everywhere and the insulated acrylic cup won’t burn your hands to hold. Buy now -
9/10 Shallow Footprints Money Saving Collapsible Coffee Cup, £19.99
Here’s a coffee cup that fits into even the smallest handbag. Simply push down on the top to collapse it after use. It is made from easy-to-clean silicone and has a leak-proof lid. Grab it at £8 off in the sale - our favourite is the grey. Buy now -
10/10 ashortwalk rCup Leak-proof Reusable Cup Made From Cups, £12
Go one step further and become the undisputed eco warrior king with this reusable mug made from recycled single-use paper cups. It’s fully leak-proof, keeps your coffee steaming and has a push-open, push-close lid for easy drinking on the move. Buy now
Coffee lovers popping into Starbucks for their morning pick-me-up may have noticed that their on-the-go beverage of choice cost a bit more than usual.
That is because from today, Thursday, July 26, the popular coffee chain is rolling out its own “latte levy” across its 950 British stores and charging 5p extra for a paper cup in a bid to encourage customers to bring in a reusable cup and minimise single-use plastic waste.
Customers who do bring in a reusable cup will receive a 25p discount, as has been the case for a while.
Costa Coffee and Pret a Manger are among the other coffee chains to offer discounts to eco-minded customers, but Starbucks is the first to charge for a cup.
Some 2.5billion disposable cups are thrown away every year. Just one in 400 cardboard cups is recycled, as the waterproof polyethylene liner is tricky to remove.
Starbucks decided to introduce the charge after a three-month trial in London showed a 126 per cent rise in reusable cup use. Proceeds will go towards environmental charity Hubbub, which works to reduce plastic pollution across the country.
Martin Brok, president of Starbucks Europe, Middle East and Africa, praised Starbucks employees and customers for continuing to push the company to “innovate and find ways to reduce waste”.
He said: “We’re hoping this charge will remind customers to rethink their use of single-use plastic as it has with plastic bags.”
Starbucks has also announced its commitment to remove plastic straws from every store globally by 2020. Compostable straws will be offered on request.
Earlier this year, MPs on the Environmental Audit Committee found that charges are more effective than discounts in reducing the use of non-recyclable materials. They called for a 25p tax on disposable coffee cups to be introduced by the government, but ministers did not back the idea, favouring discount incentives instead.
While the debate rages on, the best bet is to get yourself a reusable coffee cup and start saving money.
There is a huge range available in the shops, including many that are easy on the eye for the design conscious among you.
Look to old faithful Thermos for reliable heat retention and Kate Spade for a bit of sparkle, or up the eco ante with a mug made from recycled single-use coffee cups from Cornish company ashortwalk.
Flick through the gallery above for our pick of the best.
