Starbucks is one of the United States' biggest users of single-use plastic cups, and despite company requests for customers to place their expended cups in their recycle bins, CBS News has discovered ...

SACRAMENTO - A CBS News investigation found that Starbucks, which is one of the biggest users of single-use plastic cups, is struggling to get its plastic cups recycled. CBS News and CBS 13 wanted to ...

Keurig K-cups make grabbing your morning cup of coffee easier than ever (though they brew best at six ounces). Once these pods are done brewing, most people are in the habit of taking them out of the ...

Waste and recycling company WM has added plastic cups made of polypropylene (PP) and paper to-go cups to its universal list of accepted recyclable materials, meaning residents can recycle to-go cups ...

Major recycling milestone reached as polypropylene cups gain widespread acceptance through industry collaboration efforts ...

Takeaway coffee cups have a substantial impact on the environment. Sustainable cup company KeepCup offers an online calculator where drinkers can see the impact of using disposable cups in terms of ...

The designation, determined by How2Recycle, signifies that more than 60 percent of households in the U.S. can recycle ...

This story was originally published by ProPublica. Last year, I became obsessed with a plastic cup. It was a small container that held diced fruit, the type thrown into lunch boxes. And it was the ...

Greasy Pizza Boxes Grease and oil are two of the worst contaminants in paper recycling, and greasy pizza boxes are one of the biggest culprits. Grease from pizza boxes causes oil to form at the top of ...

You toss that greasy pizza box into the recycling bin. You feel good about it. You're helping the planet, right? Well, here's ...

Plastic and Paper Cups from Companies Nationwide Now Accepted in More Local Recycling Programs HOUSTON, Nov. 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- WM (NYSE: WM), North America's leading environmental solutions ...