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 ...

Supposedly eco-friendly cups are still coated with a thin layer of plastic, which scientists have discovered can leach chemicals that harm living creatures.

Coffee cups became a hot issue when environmentalists installed tracking devices that showed paper cups were travelling from Starbucks recycling bins to the landfill.

A radical initiative turning disposable coffee cups into a unique “durable” resin could prove to be a breakthrough in recycling unsustainable takeaway cups as well as dramatically reducing waste.

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.

Starbucks paper coffee cups are recyclable and are processed by recycling facilities to be made into cardboard and paperboard products.

A committee of British lawmakers is calling for a 'latte levy' of 25 pence per coffee cup to slash waste.

Misconceptions surrounding recycling Perhaps the biggest issue with disposable coffee cups is the disconnect between their alleged recyclability and the rate at which they are actually recycled.

Next time you're enjoying a hot cuppa joe from your favorite coffee spot, instead of tossing the paper container, take it home to repurpose into a homemade candle. Use leftover wax candle ends ...

From its origins in the Spanish Flu era to the high-tech, highly engineered products of today, it's a history of the disposable coffee cup ...

GaeaStar’s 3D-printed disposable clay cups are available in the US for the first time today, but only at Verve Coffee shops in San Francisco.