Starbucks fans may not notice a huge difference when they pick up their favorite cold drink – but those plastic cups will soon be changing. The coffee chain has announced the rollout of new ...

Where do you think that moisture comes from? Try this experiment to see if you can figure it out! Put ice cubes into two clear plastic cups until they are about ½-full. Pour cold water into both cups ...

Developed by Los Angeles-based Lumiterra, the aluminum cup contains recycled content and continually can be recycled in standard systems.

And these are just the bits of it we can see. Plastic has become a vital part of our lives of convenience. Yet the coffee cup lids, water bottles and bags we use once and throw away do end up ...

Starbucks will replace its plastic cups at select stores in California and several other states after a KCAL News investigation showed that its current plastic cold cups ended up in landfills.

Wendy's recently announced that it will soon use plastic made from advanced recycling in its drink cups. How advanced recycling is different from traditional recycling Consumers are used to ...

Examples are things like straws, coffee stirrers, plastic bags, fizzy drink and water bottles and most food packaging. When it comes to recycling paper cups the big coffee chains have made a lot ...

Buy in bulk. Avoid produce sheathed in plastic. And while you’re at it, give up plastic plates and cups. The French are (partially) banning the stuff. 5. Recycle what you can. Even in rich ...