Paper Cups With No Plastic Lining
99% of"paper" cupshave a plastic lining.Ours isJust Paper.Just Paper, paper coffee cups with no plastic lining, from easipac.
It's just paperNo plastic lining. period.
We took the plastic lining out. No lining, no coating, no compromise. Just paper. Yeah, we did that.
Just Paper has no plastic lining — the barrier is built into the paperboard. A trace amount of polymer remains in the paper itself, as it does in all paper, so we don't claim the cup is plastic-free.
Why that matters in a hot drink
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It's not the planet drinking it.
The compostable story is everywhere, and your customer has stopped hearing it. Here is the part that actually reaches them: a standard plastic-lined paper cup sheds microplastic particles straight into the hot drink. The hotter it is, the more it sheds.
Standard plastic-lined cup · cross-section
microplastic particles shed into one 100ml serving, in 15 minutes, at 90°C.
Go on — stir it. Drag your cursor through the drink.
Microplastic particles released into a single 100ml serving of hot water in 15 minutes, from a standard plastic-lined cup.
Ranjan et al., 2020 — Journal of Hazardous MaterialsIngested by someone drinking 300ml a day from standard plastic-lined paper cups, across a year of regular use, per the 2025 meta-analysis.
Meta-analysis, 2025 — J. Haz. Materials: PlasticsThe barrier is in the board, not painted on top. There is no plastic lining, so there is no lining for microplastics to shed from.
It's just paper. That's the point.Figures describe peer-reviewed research on standard PE-lined paper cups, not on Just Paper, and are shown as a category comparison only. No competitor product is named or tested. Just Paper has no plastic lining; a trace amount of polymer remains in the paper itself, as it does in all paper.
Same cup to use. Nothing to relearn.
The only thing that changes is what is, and isn't, in your customer's drink.
No plastic lining
The barrier is built into the paperboard, not painted on top. There is no plastic lining, so there is nothing to peel, shed or separate.
Independently certified
PFAS compliant, home compost certified and kerbside recyclable. Independently certified, all three. Not our word for it.
See the certificationsGoes where paper goes
No special stream, no separate bin, no caveats for your staff to remember. Disposal is simple, because it's Just Paper.
Fewer microplastics
Standard plastic-lined cups shed thousands of particles into a hot drink. Ours has no lining, so it has nothing to shed.
Performs like normal
Heat, leak and print, handled. It behaves like the cup you use now, so there is nothing for the team to relearn on bar.
Custom branding
Put your cafe on every cup. Same barrier, same certifications, your design. Minimum order 30,000 per size.
Browse the full rangeStraightforward, like the cup.
On request
By the case or by the pallet. Tell us your usual order and we will send a straight price back, no runaround.
30,000 minimum
Minimum order 30,000 per size for custom-branded cups. Around six weeks from finalised artwork.
Hold one before you switch.
Tell us where to send it and a free sample box lands at your cafe. No call required, no commitment. Put a hot drink in it and decide for yourself.
- A spread of sizes to try on bar
- The three certifications, in writing
- A straight price for your usual order
If the form does not load, email hello@easipac.co.uk and we will send a box out.
It's just paper
Frequently asked questions
What makes Just Paper different from a normal paper cup?
The barrier is built into the paperboard rather than painted on top, so a Just Paper cup has no plastic lining to peel, shed or separate.
Does Just Paper still perform like a normal paper cup?
Yes. It looks, feels and performs like a conventional paper cup, including with hot drinks, so there is nothing for your team or customers to relearn.
Is Just Paper certified?
Just Paper is PFAS compliant, home compost certified and kerbside recyclable, all three independently certified.
Is Just Paper completely free of plastic?
Just Paper has no plastic lining. The barrier is built into the paperboard instead of being applied as a separate plastic layer, and a trace amount of polymer remains in the paper itself, as it does in all paper, so we say no plastic lining rather than plastic-free.
Is Just Paper recyclable or compostable?
Both. Just Paper is kerbside recyclable with paper and home compost certified, so it can go in either stream.
How do you dispose of a Just Paper cup?
It goes where paper goes, no special stream and no separate bin for your staff to remember.
Can I order Just Paper cups with my own branding?
Yes. Custom-branded Just Paper cups have a minimum order of 30,000 per size, around six weeks from finalised artwork.
The paper cup without the plastic lining