A trial reusable plastic cup program, involving national and local retailers alike, seeks to cut down on single-use plastics in one California town. More than 30 restaurants across Petaluma, Calif., ...

Napa Starbucks customers will notice something different these days when they pick up their favorite hot or cold beverage. Instead of the usual paper hot cup or thinner clear plastic cold cup, coffee ...

ASU, in collaboration with Starbucks, is taking strides to decrease plastic waste by replacing single-use plastic cups with reusable cups at the nine participating Starbucks locations on ASU campuses.

A mix of single-use and reusable cups sit on a table. Central Ohio Reuse Coalition is hoping to launch a program where participating coffee shops lend out reusable cups like a library. The hope is to ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Next month, more than 30 chain restaurants and locally owned coffee shops and eateries in Petaluma, California, will begin providing beverages in reusable cups by default as part of a ...

The numbers are staggering. According to one report, the world uses 500 billion plastic cups every year. It's estimated that 50 billion paper coffee cups are thrown away in the United States alone.

The Belgian-based football team needed to meet a sustainability directive from the European Union related to eliminating single-use plastic cups. The solution known as STAR, from Aucxis, has reduced ...