10 March 20253 March 2025 Starbucks customers react as chain rolls out new cup design in 14 states: ‘No more TikTok drinks’ The switch allows the company to align with local regulations in certain cities that have passed legislation requiring transitions away from single-use plastic
17 December 202412 December 2024 Starbucks launches new Green Planet® biodegradable, plant-based straws in Japan They will be available in all Starbucks locations across Japan starting in March 2025
2 September 202222 August 2022 Billions pour into bioplastics as markets begin ramping up In a world increasingly troubled by the persistent harm that plastic — manufactured in petrochemical plants — has had on the environment, companies are investing billions of dollars to ramp up production of plastics made from natural, renewable materials that can be safely composted or can biodegrade under the right conditions
16 October 20209 September 2021 Spotlight on chemical recycling: Building a circular economy for plastics requires multiple strategies and tools Advanced recycling needs to be part of that tool set
19 March 202016 March 2020 Update on Starbucks Journey to Find a More Sustainable Cup In March of 2019, Starbucks announced a commitment to conduct market tests with the cup technologies in select stores in five cities
15 April 201910 April 2019 Ben & Jerry’s Joins Major Global Brands Phasing Out Petroleum-Based Plastics Company replacing plastic spoons and straws in its 600+ Scoop Shops worldwide with wooden spoons and paper straws by April 2019 as a first step
13 March 20197 March 2019 Truly sustainable cups are finally here 12 Winners of NextGen Cup Challenge Reimagining the Future of the To-Go Cup
17 January 201914 January 2019 The top ten bio-economy stories of 2018… revealed! Some major breakthroughs and announcements and a glut of brands have been turned to bio-based and seek to make their products more sustainable
13 December 201810 December 2018 AMT Coffee unveils ‘let’s make the change’ bio-compostable cups for Christmas season "It has taken years of research and development to source a fully bio-compostable coffee cup and lid."
21 September 201819 September 2018 Zigarettenkippen verunreinigen den Ozean mehr als Plastiktrinkhalme Bei den jährlichen Aufräumarbeiten blieben Zigarettenkippen in Kalifornien, in den USA und international die Nummer eins
22 August 201819 August 2018 Marine biodegradable plastics offer hope for oceans and waterways Everywhere you turn – marine pollution is on the mind of late
3 August 20183 August 2018 The Digest’s Top 10 Innovations for the week of July 27th Highlighting annual or even quarterly or monthly rankings and summaries of significant product and service advances
27 July 201825 July 2018 Alternative materials at the heart of Starbucks elimination of single-use plastic straws The company's movement to eliminate single-use plastic straws has been gaining tremendous momentum globally
26 July 201824 July 2018 Starbucks und McDonald’s tüfteln gemeinsam am Öko-Becher In einem Wettbewerb, den das NextGen Cup Consortium leitet, sollen Ideen für innovative Becher für Heiß- und Kaltgetränke entwickelt werden
McDonald’s Joins Starbucks & Closed Loop Partners to Develop a Recyclable and/or Compostable Cup Groundbreaking partnership to develop a recyclable and/or compostable cup solution through NextGen Cup Consortium and Challenge
16 July 201811 July 2018 Starbucks to Eliminate Plastic Straws Globally by 2020 Plastic straws to be replaced with new recyclable strawless lid and alternative-material straw options
27 March 201822 March 2018 Starbucks and Closed Loop Partners to develop recyclable, compostable cup solution Starbucks is committing $10M in partnership to establish a groundbreaking consortium to launch the NextGen Cup Challenge
10 June 20158 June 2015 PepsiCo, Walmart, investors call for stronger palm oil standard Standards ultimately need to be incorporated into the core P&C applicable to all member companies
11 August 201411 August 2014 Starbucks, Novozymes named 2014 Outstanding Corporate Innovator (OCI) winners Companies to share innovation lessons at annual Product Development and Management Association (PDMA) Conference
10 May 2012 Starbucks and ConAgra Foods talk packaging sustainability initiatives Challenges at TAPPI 2012