In the UK we get through around 7m disposable coffee cups every day – in a year that stacks up to a staggering 2.5 billion. These cups can’t be recycled because the linings are made from ...

Some customers say new ‘awful’ eco-friendly Starbucks cups are hard to drink out of Feb 19, 2025, 5:04 AM | Updated: 3:17 pm A Starbucks Coffee sign on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, in Houston.

It’s not the holidays, but Starbucks is touting new cups. The coffee chain this month is rolling out single-use cold cups that it says are better for the environment, made with 10%-20% less plastic.

Starbucks has been introducing the eco-friendly cups in select markets as a replacement for the transparent, plastic cups typically used for their cold brews, juices and teas.

A barista at Zero Green told Bristol Live that the cups are made of wheat and barley. Tom Wren SWNS. The cup can hold hot and cold drinks and stay strong for as long as 40 minutes.

Supposedly eco-friendly cups are still coated with a thin layer of plastic, which scientists have discovered can leach chemicals that harm living creatures.

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WinCup, Inc., a leading national manufacturer of disposable foodservice products, announced that it has acquired the paper cup company ConverPack Inc., a global manufacturer of hot and cold paper cups ...

McDonald's revamping McFlurry with mini versions, eco-friendly cups The minis will be available in participating restaurants across the U.S for a limited time beginning Sept. 10.