Plastic-Free Paper Cups

99% of"paper" cupsare 5% plastic.Ours isJust Paper.Just Paper, plastic-free paper coffee cups from easipac.

PFAS compliantIndependently tested
Home compost certifiedGarden compost bin
Kerbside recyclableGoes where paper goes
A Just Paper cup of flat white with latte art on a cafe table It's just paper
It's just paper. that's the whole story

0% plastic. period.

We ripped the plastic out. All of it. No lining, no coating, no compromise. Just paper. Yeah, we did that.

×No PE lining ×No PLA ×No polymer ×No PFAS ×Nothing to shed
Why that matters in a hot drink
Just Paper. No plastic lining.
No
asterisks
Just paper
The microplastics problem

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

90°CFresh filter
~0

microplastic particles shed into one 100ml serving, in 15 minutes, at 90°C.

Go on — stir it. Drag your cursor through the drink.

~25,000
particles, one cup

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 Materials
~244,000
particles a year

Ingested 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: Plastics
None
from a Just Paper cup

No polymer barrier. No plastic lining. So there is no polymer lining for microplastics to shed from in the first place.

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.

Why switch

Same cup to use. Nothing to relearn.

The only thing that changes is what is, and isn't, in your customer's drink.

01 / Built in

No polymer barrier

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.

02 / Certified

Independently certified

PFAS compliant, home compost certified and kerbside recyclable. Independently certified, all three. Not our word for it.

See the certifications
03 / Disposal

Goes where paper goes

No special stream, no separate bin, no caveats for your staff to remember. Disposal is simple, because it's Just Paper.

04 / In the drink

Fewer microplastics

Standard plastic-lined cups shed thousands of particles into a hot drink. Ours has no lining, so it has nothing to shed.

05 / Performance

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.

06 / Make it yours

Custom branding

Put your cafe on every cup. Same barrier, same certifications, your design. Minimum order 30,000 per size.

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How to order

Straightforward, like the cup.

Pricing

On request

By the case or by the pallet. Tell us your usual order and we will send a straight price back, no runaround.

Want it branded?

30,000 minimum

Minimum order 30,000 per size for custom-branded cups. Around six weeks from finalised artwork.

Get a sample

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
Sample-request form

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 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.

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The paper cup without the plastic

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