(AP) — For a generation and more, Starbucks' throwaway cup has been a cornerstone of consumer society, first in the United States and then globally. It has also carried a message: I am drinking ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain should charge a 25-pence "latte levy" on disposable coffee cups to cut down waste and ban them if a recycling target is not met by 2023, a committee of lawmakers said on ...

The numbers are staggering. According to one report, the world uses 500 billion plastic cups every year. It's estimated that 50 billion paper coffee cups are thrown away in the United States alone.

Students visited the Re-Mug Wall, a shelf of colorful ceramic mugs, in Allison dining hall during the Oct. 8 launch event for a sustainable solution to paper cup waste. The new Re-Mug program provides ...

A retailer in England has taken matters into its own hands to help eliminate waste in the world. Zero Green is a sustainable store in Bristol, England, that’s known for being a zero-waste shop — in ...

Figuring out what should go into your curbside waste bins is hardly straightforward. Consider your single-use coffee cup — the one holding the latte you’re going to drink as you drive to work. Wrong.

The city of Santa Barbara’s Clean Community Division is starting a pilot program, in partnership with Dune Coffee Roasters, aimed at reducing single-use coffee cup waste, one reusable cup at a time.

A trash can overflowing with disposable drink cups is an all-too-familiar sight outside any high-traffic café or fast-food joint. It was during a lunch-time walk in Melbourne that colleagues Aniyo ...