Sustainability

Coffee With Care

Here at Papercup, Coffee’s not the only thing that’s grounded.

With every coffee we brew, we are committed to making them accessible to everyone.

We nurture all our staff to an expert level, always encouraging passion and dedication to the craft, and our expertise makes sure that every bean that leaves our roastery is of the highest quality, and roasted with the utmost care.

What’s more, our Papercup team is committed to the helping the planet, and our processes and training make sure all of our employees are aware of our environmental goals.

Simply put, we pride ourselves on staying down to earth, delivering the best speciality coffee, in the best way possible for the planet,

Because if everyones cares a little, we can make the world a whole lot better.

From Bean

Great Coffee should be Great for the planet too, and that’s why we take detailed care to source responsibly.

We work alongside our suppliers to ensure that our farmers are paid a consistently good price for their coffee, regardless of global market trends. It’s part of our commitment to making sure that everyone gets a fair treatment for their work.

We predominantly look to source great coffee that is shade grown, and naturally dried, as these processes are not only less taxing on the local ecosystems, but often provide a better taste.

To Roastery

After arriving in the UK, we order our beans in bulk from coffee distribution centres, to help reduce our emissions.

Once at the roastery, we carefully test, taste and continually develop our coffees to craft characterful coffees that you simply can’t get anywhere else. Any beans left over are collected and resold as our Alpha Brew.

Right now we’re working with the Glasgow Chamber of Commerce’s ‘Step Up to Net Zero’ Scheme to help formalise our environmental goals, setting out commitments to measure and reduce our carbon footprint.

From switching to energy efficient lighting, to improving our roasting efficiency, we’re making great progress.

To Cafe

Once roasted, all our coffee is packaged in 100% recyclable or biodegradable bags, with refill options available. For some of our wholesale customers we also use refillable tubs to help reduce our waste.

All cardboard for delivery is reclaimed where possible, and packaged with recyclable paper tape. As always, our local deliveries are completed with the help of our trusty electric van.

Plus, all our Dairy Milk is organic and locally sourced, and all our Oat Milk is ordered dehydrated and in bulk, which massively reduces our emissions.

And Beyond

Once you’ve finished a lovely Papercup Brew, the story isn’t quite over!

For us, it’s important to us that we leave as little impact on our planet as possible, so always looking for ways to reduce our emissions and waste.

Any coffee grind & chaff generated at the roastery, is donate this to SWG3’s community garden, and local allotments for composting.

Plus, all our coffee cups are 100% compostable and will naturally break down in under 5 years.

Waste Management Policy

Environmental Policy

Sustainability Report

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