Every year millions of tonnes of plastic end up in oceans, forests and mountains. Single-use cups and bottles are among the worst offenders: hundreds of years to break down, microplastics along the way.
Real advantages
- Waste reduction: each use keeps a disposable cup out of a landfill or ecosystem.
- Savings: many cafés discount when you bring your own cup.
- Better experience: coffee stays hot for hours, water stays cold on route.
- Consistency: it is hard to argue for conservation holding a plastic cup.
How to choose yours
Double-walled stainless steel for deep cold, a leak-proof screw lid for your pack, 500–750 ml capacity. In Arctic destinations avoid rigid plastic: it turns brittle below freezing.
On our trips
Every itinerary includes water refill points and our welcome letter explicitly asks you to bring a bottle and cup. In Iceland, Norway and New Zealand tap water is excellent: buying bottles there makes no sense.
