Starbucks Corp will offer reusable cups in stores across Europe, the Middle East and Africa by 2025 in an effort to reduce the amount of single-use waste heading to landfill. An audit conducted with sustainability consultant Quantis and the World Wildlife Fund found that in 2018 Starbucks dumped 868 metric kilotons of coffee cups and other garbage. Starbucks is introducing one that uses 70% less plastic than previous models and doesn’t require a protective sleeve. Like rivals, Starbucks paused many reusable cup programs during the pandemic over fears of Covid-19 transmission. In August 2020, it reinstated the use of personal cups by U.K. customers using a contactless process to minimise risk.

Source: News 24 June 03, 2021 05:15 UTC