Custom-printed hot and cold cups for coffee shops across Canada and the United States. PLA options from MOQ 500. Fully home-compostable PHA for brands that want to go further. Honest materials. Real transparency.
PLA is our core product — plant-based, BPA-free, and available from MOQ 500. Most of our customers run PLA. PHA is our premium tier for operators who want to go further: home-compostable, marine biodegradable, zero microplastics.
Plain white PLA cups, no custom printing. Perfect for cafés that want an eco-forward cup without a branding commitment. Plant-based, BPA-free, and accepted at industrial composting facilities.
Full 360° HD custom printing on PLA cups. Your logo, your colours, your story — on a plant-based cup that requires industrial composting to break down. The right choice for brands building their eco identity at accessible volume.
Plain white PHA cups — the gold standard in eco packaging, no printing required. Home compostable, marine biodegradable, zero microplastics. For operators who want the best material without a custom print run.
The disposable cup industry has a sustainability problem that goes far deeper than what the labels say — and a health problem that most people haven't been told about.
PLA (polylactic acid) is our most popular product and the right choice for most cafés. Made from plant starch — typically corn or sugarcane — it's BPA-free, PFAS-free, and a meaningful step up from conventional petroleum plastic. Available from MOQ 500 with full custom printing.
PLA is derived from renewable plant sources, not petroleum. It contains no BPA, PFAS, or phthalates — making it a cleaner choice for customers than conventional plastic cups at every price point.
To fully break down, PLA requires sustained heat above 140°F and controlled humidity — conditions found in industrial composting facilities. Where those facilities exist, PLA breaks down cleanly. Where they don't, it should be directed to recycling, not landfill.
PLA is the right cup for most coffee shops — accessible MOQ, full custom printing from 2,000 units, and a genuine improvement over conventional plastic. It's what the majority of our customers run, and it's what we'd recommend to anyone starting out.
Our commitment: PLA is our bread and butter — it's what most of our customers order and what we're proud to stand behind. We're transparent about how it composes because we think honesty builds better relationships than marketing spin. If industrial composting isn't accessible in your area and you want to go further, PHA is available from MOQ 5,000.
PHA (Polyhydroxyalkanoates) is a bioplastic produced by bacteria that feed on plant-based sugars and oils. Under nutrient stress, these bacteria store energy by producing PHA granules inside their own cells — essentially growing bioplastic from within a living organism.
The result is a material that behaves like plastic during use, but breaks down in home compost, soil, and seawater after. No industrial infrastructure required. No microplastics. No toxic residue.
PHA takes compostability further — it breaks down in home compost, soil, and seawater without needing any industrial infrastructure. For operators who want maximum end-of-life certainty, it's the gold standard.
The human body connection: PHAs — including PHB (polyhydroxybutyrate) — are naturally produced in the human body as energy storage molecules. PHA is biocompatible at a molecular level. Your biology already knows what it is, which is why it's used in FDA-approved medical devices, surgical sutures, and drug delivery applications.
The cup on your counter tells a story. Here's what each material actually delivers.
| Conventional Plastic | PLA | PHA | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental Impact | |||
| Home Compostable | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Marine Biodegradable | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Soil Biodegradable | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Breaks Down in Landfill | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Industrial Compost Only | ✗ | Required | Not required |
| Health & Safety | |||
| Zero Microplastics | ✗ | Partial | ✓ |
| BPA-Free | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| PFAS-Free | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| No Leaching at High Temp | ✗ | Partial | ✓ |
| Biocompatible | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| FDA Food Contact Approved | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Performance | |||
| 360° HD Custom Print | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Hot & Cold Suitable | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
PLA cups from MOQ 500. Fully home-compostable PHA from MOQ 5,000. Browse the product lines and get a quote in 24 hours.