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The 5 Best Compostable Cups for Hot & Cold Beverages Your average coffee cup or plastic cup sits in landfills for years, ...

Starbucks recently debuted a series of compostable coffee cups across select states in the US much to the dismay of vocal critics. While the chain coffee company's move to more eco-conscious practice ...

As demand for sustainable alternatives in the coffee industry grows, PHA cups are coming to the forefront. These multi-use cups are made from pure PHA, a biopolymer that is both compostable and marine ...

Think your compostable cup will magically vanish in your backyard compost pile? Think again. You've popped into your nearest coffee shop and ordered your go-to drink. It's handed over, only this time, ...

Starbucks will start offering fiber-based compostable cold cups at certain locations. "Based on local mandates, customers at 24 stores will be served their favorite Starbucks beverage in fiber-based ...

Starbucks is once again causing cup controversy, not with their annual Christmas cups, but rather the new compostable cups now being used for iced drinks. The Seattle-based coffee chain has been ...

Each year, an estimated 600 billion paper and plastic cups are distributed globally and though Starbucks cups only account for an estimated 1 percent of that total, the company is not leaving the ...

For all our environmental woes, the U.S. is making progress in one exciting area: The word “compost” is becoming a household term, while more and more cities are starting to implement wide-scale ...