Say Bye-Bye to Disposable Coffee Cups

Trendstarter – San Francisco: 

In a pilot program, the Blue Bottle coffeehouse chain will stop using paper cups at 2 San Francisco locations in 2020. The program will inform the company ahead of their planned zero-waste transition for all 70 locations.

Nationwide Industry Leaders: 

Starbucks and McDonald’s invested $10 million to partner with Closed Loop to develop the “single-use cup of the future” that is recyclable and compostable. 

Starbucks plans to test newly designed recyclable cups in 5 cities next year.

Relevant Legislation:

New York State, Colorado, Oregon, and New Jersey are considering legislation to ban styrofoam cups. 

Maine, Vermont, and Maryland have already passed similar legislation.

NBCNews.com | Growing number of San Francisco cafes banishing disposable coffee cups