A growing number of coffee houses are banishing paper to-go cups and replacing them with everything from glass jars to rental mugs and BYO cup policies. What started as a small trend among San ...

Is any item more symbolic of our modern, disposable culture than the single-use coffee cup? In March 2016, they were vilified in celebrity chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s “War on Waste” campaign, ...

Red Cup Day is an annual Starbucks event offering free reusable cups with holiday orders. But Red Cup Day on Nov. 13 this ...

Unocup began in 2015 when co-founder Tom Chan first developed the concept. He partnered with Kaanur Papo and trailed 800 prototypes before landing on the final product they have today, billed as a ...

BOSTON (CBS) - There is a big change coming for Dunkin' coffee drinkers. If those foam cups haven't already disappeared from your corner coffee shop they are about to. They've already been replaced ...

Most disposable coffee cups contain a thin plastic coating that can shed microplastic particles when exposed to hot drinks, posing hidden health risks including inflammation and hormonal disruption.

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 convenience plastic offers through single-use straws, water bottles and disposable coffee cups comes at no small cost to the environment, but we are growing more aware of the damage they cause.

A Starbucks coffee drink sits in an open microwave. - vatathara/Shutterstock Let's set the scene: You go to get coffee with a friend in the morning but then have to rush home to work. You realize you ...

A new cafe culture is brewing in the San Francisco area, where a growing number of coffee houses are banishing paper to-go cups and replacing them with everything from glass jars to rental mugs and ...