The single-use cups will only be available for cold drinks. Customers that prefer hot beverages will still be given the standard paper cup. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle.

Starbucks plastic cold cups and lids ... they are sent to paper mills for reuse. “Paper cups processed at Rumpke’s recycling facilities will be made into cardboard and paperboard products ...

The holiday season returns to Starbucks stores on Thursday, Nov. 7, and the coffee chain released a first look into the “bright and beautiful” 2024 holiday paper ... hot cups and one cold ...

it announced that it would start using compostable cups for cold drinks. Both the cups and lids are made of fiber-based paper ...

“This illusory cup design is inspired by sensorial movement and evokes the familiarity of tissue paper and the swirling ... create what the chain calls a “cold holiday beverage that is ...

In response to local mandates limiting single-use plastics, the company has begun replacing traditional cold cups with opaque, compostable paper cups and lids in stores across 14 states (Arizona ...

Starbucks is shaking things up with a new approach to its cold drink cups ... I think we need more paper cups and less plastic ones,” one customer wrote. Another echoed the sentiment, writing ...

Booming sales of cold drinks at Starbucks have created a problem: growing amounts of plastic waste from the single-use cups that Frappuccinos, Refreshers, cold brews and other iced drinks are ...

paper cups may also be problematic for the environment. A study published in the August issue of the journal Environmental Pollution found that many paper cups are coated with a thin coating of ...

It's estimated that 50 billion paper coffee cups are thrown away ... they are well designed to keep hot beverage hot and cold beverages cold. Each cup comes with a unique QR code so researchers ...

The cold cup, mug and stainless-steel tumbler with the "Peanuts"-inspired designs will be available for purchase at participating Starbucks stores for a limited time. Here's what to know about ...