TEMPE, Ariz. — Bethany Patton steps up to the counter and places her pink mug into a shoebox-sized dishwasher. It spins. It whirs. Water splashes inside. After 90 seconds, the door opens and steam ...

(AP) — For a generation and more, Starbucks' throwaway cup has been a cornerstone of consumer society, first in the United States and then globally. It has also carried a message: I am drinking ...

On a recent morning, Chelsie Nalley’s go-to Starbucks in Chattanooga, Tenn., left her high and dry. The store had plenty of coffee, she said, but none of her favorite 24-ounce cups. Ms. Nalley called ...

The trend to reduce the use of disposable or one-time-use cups has taken a step forward in the city by the bay. A growing number of coffee houses in San Francisco are banishing paper to-go cups and ...

Cafe employees checked tables for customers with disposable cups, explaining the ban and offering to pour the drinks into reusable cups. More regulations to get rid of plastic waste are on the way.