McDonald’s has been hit with a penalty notice in the Netherlands and has been told to stop serving disposable cups for ...

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Replacing single use plastic cups with paper ones is problematic. Researchers show that a paper cup that ends up in nature can also cause damage as they also contain toxic chemicals. Replacing single ...

(AP) — For a generation and more, Starbucks' throwaway cup has been a cornerstone of consumer society, first in the United States and then globally. It has also carried a message: I am drinking ...

Starbucks’ ubiquitous green-and-white cups could be a thing of the past as the coffeehouse chain plans to push people to bring their own cups, company officials said on Tuesday. The Seattle-based ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Starbucks has promoted non-dairy milk and eliminated plastic straws in efforts to reduce its carbon footprint, and now the company is eyeing another way to make its operations greener. The coffee ...

Starbucks will discontinue disposable cups in South Korean cafes by 2025. The company runs through roughly 7 billion single-use cups every year, and it has long struggled to cut down on waste from ...

The convenience plastic offers through single-use straws, water bottles and disposable coffee cups comes at no small cost to the environment, but we are growing more aware of the damage they cause.

I’m hosting a fundraising event at my home next week. I was going to buy the red cups that I always buy and recycle them. But ...

Concerns about the environmental and health effects of plastic packaging have prompted a shift to paper, wood and other ...