Tim Hortons restaurants testing new fiber hot beverage lid

Tim Hortons is once again a leader in saving the environment by eliminating plastic from their restaurants in 2023. Utensils are now made of wood and stir spoons are made out of fiber. The old plastic cup lids are gone and replaced with new fiber lids.

• Tim Hortons restaurants across Canada are eliminating the use of more than 90 million single-use plastics a year by introducing wooden and fiber cutlery, starting in early 2023. Plastic lids on Loaded Bowls are also being replaced by fiber lids.
• A new breakfast and lunch wrapper that will also be introduced early next year features an efficient design that uses 75% less material than the prior wrap box, which is estimated to save more than 1,400 tonnes of material a year.
• The test of the fiber hot beverage lid, which is plastic-free and recyclable, is now live in the City of Vancouver and will run for approximately 12 weeks.

Tim Hortons restaurants across Canada will be introducing wooden and fiber cutlery for guests, eliminating an estimated use of 90 million single-use plastics a year, starting in early 2023. The wooden cutlery and fiber spoon are both compostable. In another move to reduce the use of single-use plastics, plastic lids on Loaded Bowls are also being replaced with fiber lids.

And beginning in early 2023, Tim Hortons restaurants will shift to a new breakfast and lunch wrapper with an efficient design that uses 75% less material than the prior wrap box, which is estimated to save more than 1,400 tonnes of material a year.

Tim Hortons is also now trialing a fiber hot beverage lid that is plastic-free and recyclable. The goal of the trial, which will run for approximately twelve weeks in the City of Vancouver, is to develop products that are alternatives to plastic and easier to recycle and repurpose while still offering a great guest experience.

“Through our sustainability platform Tims for Good, we’re always looking for ways, big and small, to make thoughtful choices on material and design in order to reduce and eliminate packaging and contribute to more sustainable innovation,” says Paul Yang, Senior Director of Procurement, Sustainability and Packaging at Tim Hortons.

Tim Hortons restaurants will also eliminate the use of all single-use plastic bags and will begin offering guests reusable bags for purchase starting in January next year.