Current:Home > Contact-usStarbucks rolls out re-usable cup option nationwide in move to cut down on waste-LoTradeCoin
Starbucks rolls out re-usable cup option nationwide in move to cut down on waste
View Date:2024-12-23 20:32:44
Starbucks is rolling out a greener beverage option, but it won't come in the company's classic green-and-white cups.
Starting Wednesday, drive-thru customers and those who place orders through the coffee chain's mobile app can bring their own cups, an effort to cut down on waste, the company said Wednesday. The only requirement is that cups must be clean.
"Offering customers more options to use a personal cup when they visit Starbucks marks tangible progress towards the future," Starbucks Chief Sustainability Officer Michael Kobori said in a statement.
Starbucks said customers should inform employees at their local drive-thru that they have brought their own cup. A barista will then collect the cup at the pickup window using a "contactless vessel" and return the cup with the customer's beverage of choice in the same way "to ensure hygiene and safety," according to Starbucks.
Customers can receive a 10 cent discount or 25 Starbucks Rewards Bonus Stars at participating stores each time they fill up using their own cup.
Starbuck, which has long allowed dine-in customers to use their own cups, has said it wants to halve its waste production by 2030.
Until now, Starbucks drive-thrus have served drinks in cups made of paper and plastic, which are difficult to recycle, according to the company. An estimated 50 billion cups in the U.S. end up in landfills every year, while less than 1% of domestic paper recycling mills can process plastic-coated cups, according to chemical manufacturer BASF.
- In:
- Starbucks
- Recycling
- Coffee
Elizabeth Napolitano is a freelance reporter at CBS MoneyWatch, where she covers business and technology news. She also writes for CoinDesk. Before joining CBS, she interned at NBC News' BizTech Unit and worked on the Associated Press' web scraping team.
veryGood! (4)
Related
- Mike Tyson emerges as heavyweight champ among product pitchmen before Jake Paul fight
- LGBTQ soldiers in Ukraine hope their service is changing attitudes as they rally for legal rights
- Army lieutenant colonel says Lewiston shooter had ‘low threat’ profile upon leaving hospital
- On Father's Day, a dad cherishes the child he feared infertility would prevent
- 'I was in total shock': Woman wins $1 million after forgetting lotto ticket in her purse
- Kyle Richards' Home Finds Bring Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Glam Starting at Just $6.97
- Tony Awards biggest moments: Angelina Jolie wins first Tony, Brooke Shields rocks Crocs
- Off the Grid: Sally breaks down USA TODAY's daily crossword puzzle, Thinking of You
- Tom Brady Admits He Screwed Up as a Dad to Kids With Bridget Moynahan and Gisele Bündchen
- U.S. supports a just and lasting peace for Ukraine, Harris tells Zelenskyy at Swiss summit
Ranking
- Horoscopes Today, November 11, 2024
- 8 injured after shooting at 'pop-up' party in Methuen, Massachusetts
- Olympic swimmer Hunter Armstrong overcomes disaster to qualify for final
- Courteney Cox 'in tears' over Jennifer Aniston's birthday tribute: 'Best friends for life'
- Gisele Bündchen Makes First Major Appearance Since Pregnancy
- Diddy's key to New York City rescinded after Cassie Ventura assault video
- Krispy Kreme deal: Get half-off and $1 BOGO deals on original glazed dozens this week
- The biggest since 'Barbie': Pixar's 'Inside Out 2' debuts with huge $155M weekend
Recommendation
-
See Megan Fox, Machine Gun Kelly, Brian Austin Green and Sharna Burgess' Blended Family Photos
-
Arizona lawmakers pass budget closing $1.4 billion deficit
-
Wildfire north of Los Angeles prompts evacuation orders; over 14k acres scorched
-
Diddy's key to New York City rescinded after Cassie Ventura assault video
-
Cavaliers' Darius Garland rediscovers joy for basketball under new coach
-
Courteney Cox 'in tears' over Jennifer Aniston's birthday tribute: 'Best friends for life'
-
Concerns grow as 'gigantic' bird flu outbreak runs rampant in US dairy herds
-
Sabrina Carpenter Addresses Friendship With Taylor Swift After Kim Kardashian Collaboration