(AP) — For a generation and more, Starbucks' throwaway cup has been a cornerstone of consumer society, first in the United States and then globally. It has also carried a message: I am drinking ...

Plastic cups are a party and picnic staple. However, some plastics, based on how they are used and the temperatures of liquids they hold, can lead to health issues. These are several plastic cups with ...

We’ve all done it. You’re in line at a coffee shop but forgot your travel mug at the office. You wait to order, trying to decide between buying a new $40 reusable mug at the counter or walking out ...

Disposable coffee cups are already known to be an environmental scourge, due to their thin plastic lining making them extremely difficult to recycle. Now a new study has revealed that the hot beverage ...

Supposedly eco-friendly paper cups may be just as toxic to the environment and human body as plastic ones, a study suggests. Scientists in Sweden found the thin-film of plastic coated onto the ...

The government announced its plans to stop cafes and similar businesses from providing customers with disposable cups for ...

Britain gets through a staggeringly large number of disposable coffee cups every year. It's been estimated around 2.5 billion of these cups are disposed of every year in the UK – with just 0.25% of ...