The new cups, announced ahead of Earth Day, are made with up to 20% less plastic and will require less water to make, but come amid a new report that found plastic production continues to pose a ...

Starbucks cups are made out of polypropylene, or No. 5 plastic, and Landers told CBS News that these cups are designed to be recyclable and there are facilities that do this in the U.S. CBS News ...

In addition to using less plastic for the cups themselves — Starbucks projects the new cups will save more than 13.5 million pounds of plastic going to landfills annually — it is “projected ...

In April 2024, the company announced new cold cups made with up to 20% less plastic. However, some states and cities have implemented stricter laws on single-use plastics, pushing Starbucks to go ...

Starbucks plastic cups will slim down by a whopping 20 percent this month — and you might not even notice By David Landsel Published April 19, 2024, 10:47 p.m. ET ...

Starbucks unveiled a new line of cold drink cups made with less plastic that the company says will reduce 13.5 million pounds of plastic waste annually.

"Most disposable cups can release plastic into hot drink, especially paper cups coated with plastic," Dr. Ash said. "Researchers found thousands of microplastics can come from a single cup." ...

A layer of plastic on paper cups used to keep hot drinks away from skin could be leaching toxic chemicals. Laura Baisas Sep 5, 2023 2:00 PM EDT ...

Ms. Dell pointed out that Healthy Choice already offers some frozen meals in paper bowls, and that Starbucks uses paper to-go lids in France, which banned single-use plastic cups and plates in 2016.