There's no hiding from it - most Australian's LOVE coffee!
And if you're an Aussie coffee drinker, your caffeine routine eats away at a fair chunk of your cash, and if you're getting takeaways, undoubtedly has a considerable impact on the environment!
The good news is that there's a cheap and easy fix - a great reusable coffee cup! (also called a travel mug)
Reusable coffee cups are a great choice for a number of reasons.
With an average saving of 50 cents per coffee at most cafes simply by bringing your own cup - the average '2 a day' coffee drinker can save $360 a year!
Furthermore, you're personally removing hundreds of disposable coffee cups from the landfill cycle each year too.
Win-Win!
The next question is: which is the best reusable coffee cup in Australia?
Well, after years of experience in the cafe industry and road-testing many different brands and styles, I've produced a short and snappy list of the ones we love and keep using to make it easy for you!
Check it out below:
The 5 Best Reusable Coffee Cups Available In Australia Right Now:
1.) Joco Reusable Glass Coffee Cup
Founded in 2008, JOCO was born from a simple yet powerful vision to reduce plastic use and eliminate single-use waste.
The JOCO reusable coffee cup is made from the finest quality materials, ensuring it's every bit as efficient and effective as it is aesthetically charming.
Constructed from high-quality borosilicate hand blown glass makes it completely Bisphenol free (BPA, BPF, BPS & EA) as well as etch, shock and thermal resistant.
The durable glass used to make the stylish drinking vessel means that not only does your favourite accessory look great, but it also doesn't affect the taste of your drink one bit, leaving every sip of your barista latte tasting exactly as it was intended.
The smart silicone sleeve protects your hands from piping hot cappuccinos as well as icy cool frappuccinos and the excellent craftsmanship, combined with leading materials, guarantees that your JOCO reusable glass coffee cups will last a lifetime - no need to ever buy more than one.
What I Love:
- Australian-made from non-porous borosilicate glass
- Anti-splash ergonomic silicone lid with thermal silicone sleeve
- Both dishwasher safe & microwave safe
- Highly durable - designed for a lifetime of use
- Certified non-toxic: BPA free, lead & cadmium free as well as food grade safe LFGB, reach & FDA compliant
- They work closely with and support a great ocean conservation organisation
What Could Be Improved:
- Not as much heat retention as the Frank Green Cup or Klean Kanteen
- Lid is definitely not 'leak-proof' - no throwing this one in your bag when full
Where To Buy the Joco Reusable Glass Coffee Cup?
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2.) Frank Green Stainless Steel Coffee Cup
Since launching in 2013, Frank Green have fast become one of Australia's most popular and recognisable coffee cup brands.
Known for their innovation and ingenuity with features like their Smart Cup 'Cafe Pay' and multi-award-winning designs - they've quickly moved beyond Australian shores and are now finding their place all over the world!
Their more recent stainless steel coffee cup is my pick of the Frank Green range by far.
Utilising a vacuum-sealed double-walled design - the stainless steel cup offers a great mix of heat retention and durability with sleek modern style.
The push button top and fast-flow pour makes it the easiest reusable coffee cup to use and drink from, and the only brand I've found that is truly designed to be 'leak-proof'.
What I Love:
- Australian-made & owned
- One of the only true 'leak-proof' designs
- Highly durable and very easy to use
- No plastic in the cup
- Excellent heat retention
- A 12-month warranty on all parts
What Could Be Improved:
- The lid, while highly engineered, can be quite fiddly to take apart and put back together for cleaning
- While 99% plastic-free, the lid internals still contain plastic
Where To Buy the Frank Green Coffee Cup?
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3.) Keep Cup - Glass & Cork Edition
Officially launched in 2009 by the brother-sister Melbourne-based cafe owners, Abigail and Jamie Forsyth, Keep Cup were the first commercially-available reusable cups in Australia, and are still probably the most successful!
Realising first-hand that the amount of disposable cups going to landfill (and even those you're able to recycle) was not at all sustainable nor ethical, Keep Cup launched their 'classic cup' to meet the issue.
The 10+ years since has seen Keep Cup go from strength-to-strength, becoming a founding member of the industry standard eco-friendly 'B-corp' and expanding to 65 countries across the world - saving millions of disposable cups from landfill each day!
Keep Cups have been an Australian favourite for over a decade now, and my personal favourite Keep Cup from their collection is the 'Brew Cork Edition'.
This model beautifully combines sustainability with elegant form, design and function for a great overall reusable cup option!
What I Love:
- Australian-made & owned
- One of the first and longest standing reusable coffee cup brands on the market
- Durable and sustainable tempered glass and cork band
- No plastic in the cup
- Lid is easy to fit and drink from. Seals well.
- Easy to clean
- Class-leading with their 'eco-initiatives' and sustainable materials
What Could Be Improved:
- While it is definitely spill-proof, it isn't leak proof (e.g. don't throw it in your bag with coffee in it!)
- Would love to see a completely plastic-free lid
Where To Buy the Brew Cork Keep Cup?
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4. Sttoke Insulated Reusable Coffee Cup
The official cup for ASCA National Brewers Cup, and gold winner of the Good Design award, Sttoke are changing the game of sustainable coffee cups with the world’s first shatterproof ceramic reusable coffee cup!
An Australian lifestyle company, launched in 2018, with a long standing passion for coffee, Sttoke has a vision to redefine sustainability with products that look good, and do good.
The double wall design of this coffee cup allows the contents to stay hot for 3 hours, or cold for 6, without any temperature change externally, meaning you won’t burn your hand picking up your freshly brewed morning cuppa.
Ergonomically designed to fit perfectly into your hand, this coffee cup is smooth, sleek and (most importantly) shatterproof.
What I Love:
- Australian owned
- Ceramic interior making it non-stick, scratch resistant, easy to clean, and odourless, without affecting the taste of your coffee
- Double-wall insulated giving it excellent heat retention and making it shatterproof
- Lightweight - half the weight of a regular ceramic cup
- Double-layered rubber seal on the lid making it spill proof
- Rubberised bottom - harder to accidentally knock over
- 8oz cup fits into any standard commercial or domestic coffee machines
- Sleek shape. Designed to fit perfectly into your hand.
What Could Be Improved:
- I would love to see a plastic-free lid
- This cup is not suitable for being chucked in your bag, while spill-proof it is not leak-proof.
Where To Buy the Sttoke Reusable Coffee Cup?
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5. Klean Kanteen TKWide 12oz
Owned by a brother-sister team, Klean Kanteen was founded in 2004 and quickly became a national brand - although it still remains a family and employee-owned company.
Easy one of the best in the business, Klean Kanteen pride themselves on making durable, versatile and affordable products that replace mountains of single-use plastic, and last a lifetime.
Klean Kanteen have an abundance of amazing products, but the TKWide range has to be one of my faves. Ranging in size from 12oz to a whopping 64oz(!) every TKWide product contains the TK Closure internal thread design, interchangeable caps, and award-winning Climate Lock double-wall vacuum insulation, meaning your coffee will stay hotter for longer.
Made with stainless steel and finished with a chip-resistant Klean Coat, these bottles are built to be tough enough to handle extreme conditions, outdoor adventures, and everyday life, with an ice cold or piping hot beverage by your side.
What I Love:
- Versatile Construction - each cup has interchangeable lids available for purchase to help you easily transition from morning coffee to afternoon smoothie, and everything in between.
- Made from safe healthy materials - food grade stainless steel and BPA free
- Incredible heat retention, the TKWide 12oz will keep your coffee hot for 11 hours and ice cold for 38 (even longer in th elarger models!)
- Durable, chip-resistant Klean Coat finish
- Massive range in sizes!
- Leak-proof Café Cap with easy-carry swivel loop
- Completely plastic free (if you purchase the Stainless-Steel Loop cap)
What Could Be Improved:
- The Café Cap, the standard cap that comes with the TKWide, is plastic. I would love to see this completely plastic free.
Where To Buy Klean Kanteen TKWide?
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Why Use A Reusable Coffee Cup?
If you're already here looking at the best reusable coffee cup for your needs, you probably already have a pretty good idea as to why they are a great option. Just to make sure we are all on the same page though, a great reusable cup will:
- Keep your coffee hotter for longer
- Not impart a paper or plastic taste
- Save you money at most Australian cafes (up to $360 p/year!)
- Save the environment from many millions of discarded single-use cups
To get a better idea of the impact that single-use coffee cups have in Australia alone, check out this quick clip from the #waronwaste team at ABC. It's pretty disturbing!
Where To Buy A Great Reusable Coffee Cup?
As you'll read above, we've tried and tested a huge selection of reusable cups and picked our top 5 best reusable coffee cups available in Australia at the moment.
We've also provided an easy banner link for you to click underneath each one which will take you straight to the best place we believe you can buy them from.
They all have slight differences in design and function, so have a read through each one and see which cup best suits your needs!
That's A Wrap!
Thanks as always for reading!
I hope you picked up a bit of inspiration to help you buy the best reusable coffee cup for you!
Personally, I really love these five as none have plastic in the body where the hot coffee sits and can leach out any nasties.
All 5 brands and models give differences in ethos, design and function - click the banners to have a good look over them and find that one that best suits you!
