A cup made from the transparent material could hold just-boiled water for over 3 hours with no leakage. When the researchers coated the cup with a plant-derived fatty acid salt, it became ...

A 2016 study found that the US uses up to 50 billion disposable coffee cups every year. Whether they're made of paper, plastic or even a compostable material, most of those will end up in landfills.

Starbucks has a love-hate relationship with its cups. The company's white - or sometimes holiday-themed - logo-emblazoned paper cups for hot drinks, and clear plastic cups for cold drinks are ...

That’s because it’s made of cellophane, the well-known material that looks a lot like plastic but is actually closer to paper because it’s made of the same material, cellulose. Cellophane has been ...

Many disposable cups, especially plastic and Styrofoam variants, release chemicals like BPA and phthalates when they come in contact with hot beverages. These chemicals mimic estrogen and disrupt the ...

"Health issues related to microplastics and PFAS will not disappear on their own, and the health burden will only be ...

Just as noteworthy as what they're carrying is what they are not: the disposable Starbucks cup, an icon in a world where the word is overused. Ubiquitous to the point of being an accessory, it has ...

The plan is to phase out the disposable cups entirely by 2025. Starbucks believes this will decrease the amount of paper and plastic in landfills, according to the report.

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.