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Episode: Citing sustainability, Starbucks wants to overhaul its iconic cup. Will customers go along?
Description: By 2030, Starbucks wants to move away from disposable cups, which represent big portions of the companyβs overall waste and greenhouse gas emissions.
The stated reason is that it's the right thing to do for the environment, and Starbucks has a history of lofty sustainability goals around various aspects of its global operations. Some have been met, such as new stores being certified for energy efficiency; others have been revised or scrapped entirely. For example, in 2008 the company said that by 2015 it wanted 100% of its cups to be recyclable or reusable. Today, that's still a long way away.
Today's drive to...