Ease the Environmental Impact of Disposable Iced Coffee Cups

Serve your iced coffees, smoothies, milkshakes, juices, and other cold drinks in style with eco-friendly clear plastic cups with lids or without, that keep your beverages and the planet cool! Here's how to make sustainable choices without sacrificing convenience or quality.

Picture this: It's a scorching summer day, and you're handing a customer their perfectly crafted iced coffee, juice, tea or milkshake in a clear plastic cup. They snap a quick photo for social media before taking that first refreshing sip. That simple moment? It's a powerful brand experience—and a chance to showcase your business's commitment to sustainability!

While disposable cups offer undeniable convenience, their environmental impact can be significant. But here's the good news: with noissue's sustainable iced coffee cup options, you can maintain that grab-and-go convenience while reducing your environmental footprint.

The undeniable convenience of grab-and-go coffee cups

For café owners, food truck operators, takeout businesses, and event organizers, cold cups with lids are essential for meeting the demands of busy, on-the-go customers. Whether serving iced lattes, smoothies, green juices, or refreshing sodas, our sturdy, clear cups with lids keep beverages secure and spill-resistant.

We offer two convenient lid options – flat lids are great for drinking on the go, such as for coffees and teas that customers take on their commute. On the other hand, dome lids protect cold drinks and elevate presentation by showcasing whipped cream toppings or frothy milkshakes, turning a simple beverage into an Instagram-worthy experience.

What’s the impact of single-use iced coffee cups?

While iced coffee cups embody convenience, their environmental consequences are hard to overlook. Millions of single-use plastic cups are discarded daily, with many ending up in landfills or polluting natural habitats. Due to contamination or limited infrastructure, recyclable materials don't always reach proper facilities.

Your business can make a significant difference by transitioning to noissue's eco-friendly disposable clear cups and by helping your customers embrace proper disposal practices. Our recyclable PET plastic coffee cups are designed to be easily processed in standard recycling streams, while our compostable PLA options break down completely in commercial composting facilities.

Serving cold drinks in sustainable packaging aligns with environmental values and resonates with increasingly eco-conscious consumers willing to pay more for brands that share their values.

What materials make up a typical iced coffee cup?

Traditional disposable plastic cups often end up as single-use items that are immediately thrown away and sent to landfill after use, which has a known negative environmental impact. Plastic is seemingly unavoidable in the hospitality and food industries, but at noissue, we offer some great eco-friendly options to help balance marketing and environmental impact as much as possible.

• Recyclable PET cold cups: Made from recyclable PET plastic, you can purchase these clear plastic cups with lids or without. They're FDA-compliant and designed for easy recycling—perfect for businesses looking to make that first step toward sustainability.
• Compostable PLA cold cups: Our BPI-certified compostable iced coffee cups are made from plant-based PLA (polylactic acid), derived from renewable resources like corn starch. Free from petroleum-based plastics, these disposable clear plastic cups naturally break down in commercial composting facilities within 90-180 days.
• Round-bottom plastic cups: Our U-shaped PET disposable cups add a playful, modern twist to your beverage presentation. These durable cups are perfect for bubble tea, smoothies, and iced coffee, creating a softer, stylish look that helps your drinks stand out.

Choose from a flat lid, sipper lid or a dome lid, and customize your coffee cup with soy-based inks in vibrant Pantone colors.

Simple ways you can promote sustainable habits

Sustainability doesn't mean sacrificing convenience or customer satisfaction. Here are some actionable steps to inspire positive change:

• Incentivize reusables: Offer discounts to customers who bring their own cups. It's an easy way to encourage sustainable habits while building brand loyalty.
• Streamline recycling efforts: Set up marked bins for recycling and composting, and train your staff on proper waste disposal to guide customers effectively.
• Highlight your sustainable choice: Let customers know about your switch to noissue's eco-friendly iced coffee cups through signage, social media, and staff talking points—it's a selling point that reinforces your brand values!
• Get creative with customization: Use your noissue iced coffee cups as a canvas for eye-catching designs that tell your sustainability story. With up to four Pantone colors available, you can create cups that are as memorable as the drinks they contain.

Creating a more sustainable coffee culture

Each cold drink served represents an opportunity to make a lasting difference. Through informed choices, your business can transform grab-and-go beverages into an environmentally responsible experience that customers will remember and share.

Ready to cool down your drinks while heating up your sustainability game?

Shop noissue's custom cold cups, cups & sleeves and coffee bags today and serve your drinks in style while paving the way for a greener future. With options for every business size and sustainability goal, we've got the perfect cup for your brand—because doing good should look good too!