Starbucks Will Try Recyclable Cups to Cut Waste Footprint


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With its popularity and reach around the world, Starbucks is in a position to set a standard when it comes to responsible disposable packaging. But, like paper straws, these changes are sometimes a tricky sell to customers.

Starbucks has ramped up efforts to reduce the amount of its cups that end up in landfills. The coffee chain will trial new “greener” packaging in select U.S. cities, Vancouver, and London that will help curb waste by 2022, following months of scrutiny from environmentalists for the 7 billion cups distributed by the com