Most coffee cups–around 99.75%, by one U.K. estimate–end up in the trash. Now one design company is making some of them into new reusable coffee mugs. “We’ve only got finite amount of resources on the ...

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 ...

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 ...

Greasy Pizza Boxes Grease and oil are two of the worst contaminants in paper recycling, and greasy pizza boxes are one of the ...

There’s a Keurig machine in some 40 million households in the U.S. Single-serve coffee brewing systems — which allow consumers to make just one cup of coffee at a time by feeding a pod into a slot and ...

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Takeaway coffee cups have a substantial impact on the environment. Sustainable cup company KeepCup offers an online ...

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 ...