As demand for sustainable alternatives in the coffee industry grows, PHA cups are coming to the forefront. These multi-use cups are made from pure PHA, a biopolymer that is both compostable and marine ...

Starbucks' new compostable cups have caused a stir with the approach towards their takeaway drink cups. The new cups are opaque and double-walled, and 100% compostable, recyclable, or reusable. On ...

Starbucks has enraged fans after announcing they would begin a new initiative to implement compostable cups - moving away from the signature plastic cup for cold drinks. The infamous coffee chain is ...

Nation's Restaurant News reports that the Seattle-based coffee chain is using the compostable cups in 14 states "to comply with local mandates that ban or limit single-use plastics." They are not ...

Ottawa, Nov. 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The global compostable and recyclable cups market is expected to experience substantial expansion by 2034, according to a report published by Towards ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — For The Daily, sustainability can be as simple as the cup customers drink from. Nestled on King Street, in a small plaza that includes Charleston Union Station and Hed Hi ...

While the so-called “latte levy”, taxing non-compostable disposable coffee cups, is up for debate there are some social innovators and coffee houses already making their mark in this regard. In the ...

The next time you get a to-go coffee from Java Blend in Halifax, the cup it comes in will be 100 per cent compostable. But the Halifax Regional Municipality still isn’t ready to compost disposable ...

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