Starbucks to test out eco-friendly cups

Starbucks is set to trial new, greener cup technology over the next year. 

Customers in New York, San Francisco, Seattle, Vancouver and London will help test a few different cups that will be both recyclable and compostable. The coffee giant will choose the tech from NextGen Cup Challenge winners announced earlier this month, working with the NextGen Consortium. 

“It is with great intention that we move forward with highly collaborative and innovative work to bring both recyclable and compostable cups to scale around the world,” says Kevin Johnson, President and CEO, Starbucks. “We are reimagining the future for Starbucks, and for the more than 30,000 communities we serve each day, with a great sense of responsibility for a more sustainable planet.

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