Starbucks in London is going to start charging customers 5 pence (about 7 cents) for ordering their teas and coffee in a paper cup. The chain will be trying the idea in its London cafes in a bid to…

That Starbucks paper cup could soon be a thing of the past – or it could be more expensive – as the coffee giant explores reusable options.. Starbucks is “shifting away from single-use ...

Starbucks says it will phase out paper cups in the U.S. and Canada As part of the company's goal to reduce waste by 50% by 2030, customers will be able to bring a reusable cup to get their drinks ...

Their first holiday cup was purple. So was the second. Starbucks started releasing holiday cups in 1997, and since then, various designs have featured everything from a village made out of coffee ...

Current paper machine equipment can’t make a 100% recycled paper coffee cup yet, but equipment can incorporate more recycled fiber–as much as 40-50%–so Starbucks and other cafes could also ...

Starbucks is also looking to change their cold beverage cups. AP. Another barrier: the lining inside the cup, crucial to keeping a hot liquid from quickly breaking down the paper.

In some markets last year, Starbucks began using single-use paper cups made with 30% recycled material, an increase from 10%. The plan is to have all cups at 30% recycled material in in all U.S ...