Is any item more symbolic of our modern, disposable culture than the single-use coffee cup? In March 2016, they were vilified in celebrity chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s “War on Waste” campaign, ...

On Thursday, Starbucks began selling a $1 reusable plastic cup to help reduce waste in the environment.It's estimated that more than 4 billion Starbucks cups fill landfills worldwide every year.The ...

Most coffee cups–around 99.75%, by one U.K. estimate–end up in the trash. Now one design company is making some of them into new reusable coffee mugs. “We’ve only got finite amount of resources on the ...

Antimicrobial reusable coffee cups are safer to use than ordinary plastic reusable cups, according to independent research undertaken by microbiologists at Aston University in Birmingham. The ...

If you're someone with a daily Starbucks habit you can't quite kick, you're probably creating a lot more garbage than you realize. And while we'd never be so bold as to suggest that you give up your ...

We may receive a portion of sales if you purchase a product through a link in this article. Commuting can be a little bit painful, especially as the weather gets colder. The one saving grace of having ...

Starbucks’ iconic white cup is a great marketing tool in customers’ hands, but not so great when it’s taking up space in a landfill. The Seattle coffee giant is trying for the best of both worlds with ...

An East Village coffee shop is phasing out its single-use, to-go cups in an effort to become more environmentally sustainable. DreiBerge Coffee (pronounced dry-burg), 111 E. Grand Ave., will join ...

(CNN) — Starting Thursday, Starbucks customers will have the option to save their planet — and their wallets — a dime at a time. The coffee giant is offering $1 plastic cups, which can be reused for ...

Starbucks says it wants to cut its carbon, waste and water use by 50% within a decade. To reach those goals, CEO Kevin Johnson said the coffee chain will limit single-use plastics and add plant-based ...