Starbucks is leading a new program to offer customers free, reusable, returnable to-go cups in Petaluma, California, which becomes the first U.S. city to make reusable cups the default option. The ...

In a new pilot, more than 30 restaurants—from Starbucks to local cafes—are testing to-go cups that will be cleaned and sent back to the restaurants for reuse. If you buy a latte from Starbucks in ...

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People living and traveling through one northern California city are about to become guinea pigs for a project designed to reduce waste. The Reusable Cup Project is an initiative funded by the NextGen ...

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.

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 ...

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., ...

When you buy a coffee to go, what would it take for you to return the cup? A growing number of businesses and governments in Europe and North America are trying to answer that question as they look to ...

End-to-end circular reuse solution debuts at WFES, supporting the UAE’s transition away from single-use plastics ...