SEATTLE (CNN) -- After years of trying to engineer a more environmentally friendly coffee cup, Starbucks is turning to you for ideas. And it's willing to pay. The company announced Tuesday that it's ...

Earlier this year, Starbucks sent 18 truckloads of old paper cups to a paper mill in Wisconsin to prove a point: Contrary to a widespread myth, paper coffee cups can be recycled cost-effectively. The ...

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Have you ever stood in front of the trash can with your Starbucks cup and wondered whether to toss it in the garbage or in the recycling bin? You’re not alone. Until recently, the right answer has ...

England-based James Cropper Paper Manufacturing received its first bales of used coffee cups from a pioneering pilot scheme in collaboration with Forge Waste & Recycling, Leeds, England, and ...

As you reach for your first delicious gingerbread or creme brûlée latte of the Christmas season, spare a thought for the fate of your disposable festive cup. While the unveiling of seasonal designs ...

This cup monster is part of an effort from an environmental group to pressure Starbucks to use fully recyclable cups. (GeekWire Photo / Nat Levy) Starbucks said Tuesday it is pledging $10 million ...

Australia is used to them on cigarette packets; now there is a call for graphic warnings — both text and images — to be plastered on takeaway coffee cups. But rather than a health warning, the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Esha writes about building better, more regenerative businesses. UK-based Frugalpac has a solution for a global bad habit: tossing ...

(Updated at 9:50 a.m.) The following may ruin an important part of your holiday experience by revealing that a long-held belief held by many is, in fact, fiction. But here’s the truth: the festive red ...

Massive stacks of recycled trash inside Alpine Waste and Recycling towered behind Denver City Councilwoman Kendra Black as she posed a question nearly every coffee drinker has asked: What are we ...