McDonald's, Starbucks to work toward recyclable/compostable cup
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McDonald's, Starbucks to work toward recyclable/compostable cup
Food service giants join Closed Loop Partner consortium dedicated to finding a way to divert the 600 billion cups distributed globally each year from landfills and give them a second life.
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TIL that 99.75% of paper cups aren't recycled since it requires special facilities to separate the paper from the hydrophobic coating and the drink contamination : r/todayilearned
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McDonald's, Starbucks to work toward recyclable/compostable cup
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What Happened To The Recyclable Cup Starbucks Promised Us Back in 2015? — Casha Doemland
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How to start cup recycling by HUBBUB - Issuu
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Starbucks sets huge goal for reducing environmental impact
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McDonald's and Starbucks Partner On Compostable Cup Development - Organic Authority
Starbucks and McDonald's Team Up For Sustainable Cups
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Starbucks and McDonald's invest in NextGen Consortium
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As coffee-cup controversy simmers, Starbucks vows to spend $10M to invent new ones
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Starbucks shareholders meeting addresses moving away from plastics
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Starbucks testing new biodegradable cups
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Are Starbucks Cups Compostable or Recyclable? - Eater
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Closed Loop Partners Announces 12 Winners of the NextGen Cup Challenge - Starbucks Stories