Sustainability

Get ready to start bringing your own cup to Starbucks

Successful test runs of reusable cups have spurred long-term sustainability plans

Starbucks is getting serious about sustainability.

Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, customers were encouraged to bring in a Starbucks-brand reusable cup to their local store, and in exchange, they received a small discount for not requiring a plastic cup.

While the pandemic put those sustainability efforts on hold to help stop the spread of germs, the coffee chain reinstated its reusable cup policy, and now the plans are being kicked up a notch.

The company has conducted ...

Read article 08/15/2023

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