Produced by reuse company r.World, the cups are good for 300 uses and are already at more than 200 venues across the U.S. Their creator ... this movement is the plastic cup itself.

Every year, 500 billion disposable cups end up ... disappear.” The cup also has a foldable paper lid, cutting the need for a plastic top. It will be available in the U.S. later this year.

SEATTLE — Booming sales of cold drinks at Starbucks have created a problem: growing amounts of plastic waste from the single-use cups ... U.S. and Canada. The company plans to roll out a ...

Booming sales of cold drinks at Starbucks have created a problem: growing amounts of plastic waste from the single-use cups ... U.S. and Canada. The company plans to roll out a reusable cup ...

including inside restaurants (Petaluma Reusable Cup Project) About 50 billion single-use plastic cups are bought and thrown away each year across the US, according to the project's main backer ...