Drinking coffee from paper cups is not only harmful to our environment, but potentially harmful to our mental state, as well. See how you can make positive changes in both areas. Coffee shop! Run in.

A growing number of coffee houses are banishing paper to-go cups and replacing them with everything from glass jars to rental mugs and BYO cup policies. What started as a small trend among San ...

Earlier this year, Starbucks sent 18 truckloads of old paper cups to a paper mill in Wisconsin to prove a point: Contrary to a widespread myth, paper coffee cups can be recycled cost-effectively. The ...

Have you ever stood in front of the trash can with your Starbucks cup and wondered whether to toss it in the garbage or in the recycling bin? You’re not alone. Until recently, the right answer has ...

Efforts to collect and sort paper coffee cups for recycling could boost an already high paper recycling rate in the U.S. Florida-based J&J Green Paper is among the companies offering products designed ...

As a New Yorker, the one piece of garbage that I am most likely to acquire and then throw into an overstuffed landfill is a paper coffee cup, with its ubiquitous plastic lid. In the four blocks ...

When it comes to recycling, most folks know to sort their plastic and paper, thanks to the blue and green plastic sorting bins given out by their municipal departments. But beyond the basics of ...

Most disposable coffee cups contain a thin plastic coating that can shed microplastic particles when exposed to hot drinks, posing hidden health risks including inflammation and hormonal disruption.

BOSTON (CBS) - There is a big change coming for Dunkin' coffee drinkers. If those foam cups haven't already disappeared from your corner coffee shop they are about to. They've already been replaced ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On January 1, 2026, notable changes to Ontario’s blue box program went into effect. Now, some big-ticket items, including ...