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Think your compostable cup will magically vanish in your backyard compost pile? Think again. You've popped into your nearest coffee shop and ordered your go-to drink. It's handed over, only this time, ...

Starbucks is once again causing cup controversy, not with their annual Christmas cups, but rather the new compostable cups now being used for iced drinks. The Seattle-based coffee chain has been ...

Select Starbucks locations in 14 states have stopped using plastic cold drink cups, switching to compostable fiber-based alternatives. The change is due to local regulations and Starbucks’ ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — For The Daily, sustainability can be as simple as the cup customers drink from. Nestled on King Street, in a small plaza that includes Charleston Union Station and Hed Hi ...

Many Starbucks lovers can now expect to receive their cold coffee orders in cups featuring a new design. Depending on the state, some Starbucks locations have switched their transparent single-use ...

Nation's Restaurant News reports that the Seattle-based coffee chain is using the compostable cups in 14 states "to comply with local mandates that ban or limit single-use plastics." They are not ...

Starbucks is receiving backlash online for rolling out new compostable hot and cold cups to cafes in select stores across 14 states. The opaque-flat-top cups are getting criticized for multiple ...

Ottawa, Nov. 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The global compostable and recyclable cups market is expected to experience substantial expansion by 2034, according to a report published by Towards ...