Inflation-rattled Starbucks regulars struggling to accept rising prices will be spending more to get a little bit less, starting just weeks from now. Less plastic, that is. Cold cups at the coffee ...

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 ...

The next time you order an iced coffee from Starbucks, it might not look that different — but there’s been a major change. The chain announced Thursday that the plastic cups for all sizes of its cold ...

An empty plastic Starbucks cup lies on asphalt near a sidewalk. A new investigation found that none of the cold cups designated as “widely recyclable,” like the one shown here, made it from Starbucks ...

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Starbucks fans may not notice a huge difference when they pick up their favorite cold drink – but those plastic cups will soon be changing. The coffee chain has announced the rollout of new disposable ...

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 ...

Single-use paper cups widely used for takeaway coffee release millions of microplastic particles when exposed to hot liquid, ...

Concerns about the environmental and health effects of plastic packaging have prompted a shift to paper, wood and other natural materials in recent years, amid much research showing microscopic ...

The 2026 FIFA World Cup is set to bring massive global crowds to SoFi Stadium–and mountains of cups, utensils and food containers to match. PlantSwitch, a startup that makes compostable alternatives ...