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 ...

(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 ...

What’s the ancient equivalent of today’s iconic plastic red Solo cup, beloved at frat parties and picnics alike? It might be this disposable cup used to drink wine at feasts 3,500 years ago, which ...

Each year 250 billion fiber cups end up in landfills, which is why many companies are attempting to design disposable cups that can be composted or recycled anywhere in the world; in 2018, Starbucks ...

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 ...

"And it’s really, really difficult to avoid it." Researcher issues warning about concerning side effect of using disposable ...

Alicia Silverstone has been open about her eco-friendly lifestyle for years, as she's been vegan for over two decades Georgia Slater is a staff editor on the Parents team at PEOPLE. She has been ...

Kristina Smithe was running the California International Marathon in 2019, grabbing cups of water to stay hydrated, when she started to think about how much waste such events produce. On the flight ...