Many consumers trust that when they toss a plastic cup into a recycling bin at a restaurant or coffee shop, it will be recycled and turned into something new. However, a CBS News investigation ...
CBS News tracked plastic cups meant to be recycled by Starbucks and found that most of those did not end up at recycling facilities. CBS News' David Schechter breaks down the investigation's findings.
CBS News investigated what happens at one of the largest users of plastic cups that advertises its recycling practices: Starbucks. Reporters placed plastic cold drink cups, embedded with trackers ...
Is your recycled Starbucks cup ending up where you expected? A KCAL News investigation says that it probably isn't. Ross Palombo takes a deeper look at the problem.
In April, Starbucks began the rollout of an improved single-use cold cup made with up to 20 percent less plastic and says the cups will keep 13.5 million pounds of plastic from landfills annually at ...
Starbucks will eliminate plastic straws from its stores worldwide by 2020 to reduce environmental plastic pollution, the company says. The coffee retailer will phase out single-use straws from its ...
In a viral TikTok video, a Starbucks barista demonstrates how ... As she struggles to seal the plastic lid on the cup, another barista jumps in to help her. It doesn't work, so they toss the ...
All three chains (Starbucks, Costa and Cafe Nero) confirmed none of their coffee shops offers separate recycling bins where customers can put their plastic cups. This is because some recycle in ...
Voice 1: Booming sales of cold drinks at Starbucks have created a problem: growing amounts of plastic waste from the single-use cups holding Frappuccinos, cold brews and other iced drinks.