Disposable glasses

Disposable glasses are single-use plastic drinkware for events, outdoor service and anywhere glass is not permitted.

  • Selling a pint from it means it must be stamped, same as glass
  • Check the stated capacity is to the line, not to the brim
  • For anything recurring, reusables cost less per serve

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The trade-off against reusables is straightforward: no washing, no breakage, no return logistics, but a cost per serve and a pile of waste at the end. For a one-off event with no wash facility that is the right trade; for a beer garden running every weekend it very quickly is not, and reusables work out cheaper as well as cleaner.

How to choose

What to know

If you are selling beer or cider by the pint or half from them, the vessel has to be stamped in exactly the same way a glass one does. An unstamped cup is fine for water or for a drink not sold by a stated measure, and is not acceptable for a pint.

What to know

Volumes are worth checking against what you actually pour. A cup sold as a pint that is a pint to the brim is not a pint in practice, because a pint needs pouring room above the line.

Common questions

Do disposable pint cups need to be stamped?

If you are selling a pint or half pint from them, yes. The requirement follows the measure being sold, not the material of the vessel.

Disposable or reusable for an outdoor bar?

One-off with no washing available, disposable. Anything that runs regularly, reusable u2014 they are cheaper per serve within a surprisingly small number of uses and produce far less waste.

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