Starbucks plans to cut down on the plastic in its cold drink cups
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The chain says its cold drinks and the cups they're served in are surging in popularity. A redesigned cup could use as much as 20% less plastic.
Starbucks has redesigned its single-use cold drink cups to cut down on plastic waste.
The chain says its cold drinks are surging in popularity; they now account for some 75% of Starbucks' drink sales annually.
This has caused an associated increase in plastic use, so Starbucks has reworked the design of the cups so that they use as much as 20% less plastic.
Now, Starbucks claims, the cups involve less energy and emissions to manufacture, and will help avert more than 13.5 million pounds of plastic waste that would otherwise go to landfills.
Updated cups are expected to roll out in its stores by the end of April.
