Some 40 million disposable cups get tossed in the city each year, according to the City Council, almost one per resident per day. So in January, the city said it will require coffee shops to charge an ...

The anti-straw movement is on the march at the municipal level as well. Vancouver is in the process of ridding itself of plastic take-away items such as straws, coffee cups, drink stirrers and lids.

Tim Hortons announced this morning that its restaurants will eliminate more than 90 million single-use plastic items per year through the introduction of new eco-friendly cup lids and cutlery in 2023.

Our lips touch the lids of plastic take-away coffee cups or water bottles in the morning, we put plastic headphones in our ears, we buy vegetables, fruit, bread, cheese, and snacks all wrapped in it.

The end of plastic cups at Blue Bottle was casually mentioned in the company’s larger declaration, in a Dec. 9 blog post, that it aims to achieve “Zero Waste” status by the end of 2020.

Franky’s Banh Mi recently switched from serving its popular Vietnamese subs in plastic take-away bags to paper ones, a simple change its owners and employees feel good about. However, Shelley ...

Vancouver has voted to ban the distribution of plastic straws as well as foam take-out containers and cups as part of its zero-waste strategy. The ban will be introduced on June 1, 2019.