"The Federal Trade Commission's Green Guides govern environmental marketing claims, including recyclability claims and 60% is the threshold ... coffee cups are coated with a plastic liner that ...

The chain announced Thursday that the plastic cups for all sizes of its cold drinks have undergone an environmentally friendly redesign that uses up to 20% less plastic compared to the current ...

Booming sales of cold drinks at Starbucks have created a problem: growing amounts of plastic waste from the single-use cups that Frappuccinos, Refreshers, cold brews and other iced drinks are ...

The new cups will use 10-20% less plastic. The coffee chain has announced multiple "green" initiatives in recent months. The new cups will use 10-20% less plastic.