The misconceived recyclability of coffee cups In the UK, around 2.5bn disposable cups are used every year, with around a billion used in Australia, and countless more going to waste worldwide. The ...

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

Are you drinking your coffee in a paper cup? As per research, exposure to hot liquid for just 15 minutes can make plastic-coated disposable paper cups release thousands of tiny plastic particle ...

Shortage of disposable coffee cups stirs an American energy crisis Starbucks told investors it would likely face supply chain troubles further into the year ...

A new cafe culture is brewing in the San Francisco area, where a growing number of coffee houses are banishing paper to-go cups and replacing them with everything from glass jars to rental mugs ...

Reusable cups have surged in popularity, and most major coffee shops offer a discount for customers who bring their own (often worth far more than the disposable cup itself).

Disposable coffee cups demonstrate that recycling could be successful – with a bit of joined-up thinking.

Contrary to a widespread myth, paper coffee cups can be recycled cost-effectively.

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

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 ...

Image courtesy of USPTO It’s possible that the standard paper coffee sleeve will be eclipsed by even more environmentally friendly reusable coffee sleeves, or even an end to the paper cup.