For more than 10 years, steps have been taken in North America to move post- consumer paper cups into residential and commercial recycling streams. The pace of change has picked up significantly in ...

Earlier this year, Starbucks sent 18 truckloads of old paper cups to a paper mill in Wisconsin to prove a point: Contrary to a widespread myth, paper coffee cups can be recycled cost-effectively. The ...

Paper cup recycling will now be available to 1 million Chicago-area residents through Rosemont-based waste management company LRS, which provides blue cart recycling for four of Chicago's six ...

In the UK, only one in every 400 paper coffee cup is recycled. Starbucks is partnering with Frugalpac, a manufacturer of recyclable cups made entirely from recycled paper, to help combat this wasteful ...

When it comes to recycling, most folks know to sort their plastic and paper, thanks to the blue and green plastic sorting bins given out by their municipal departments. But beyond the basics of ...

The Red & Black is a 501c3 nonprofit. Please consider a one-time gift or become a monthly supporter. Cancel anytime. Athens residents have previously been asked not to include paper cups with their ...

When you drop that used white paper cup into the bin next to the door at a Starbucks, have you done your part to save the planet? Starbucks has long hoped that you would think so. After all, there's ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. After years of looking for greener ...

If you can’t function without your daily cup of barista-prepared coffee, it’s time to invest in one of the best reusable ...