Cups tossed in recycling bins at Massachusetts Starbucks tracked to incinerators, Alabama landfill
A total of seven AirTagged cups were thrown in the recycling bin inside stores across the area - Boston, Marlboro, Franklin, Cohasset, Foxboro, Plainville and Acton. Our goal was to see these cups being recycled. A quick trip to the dumpster revealed a different reality.
Cups thrown in Starbucks recycling bin tracked to incinerators
WBZ glued Apple AirTags inside a number of Starbucks cups to track where they ended up. WBZ-TV's Jacob Wycoff reports.
CBS News Investigates finds Starbucks struggling to recycle plastic cups
Tori Apodaca reports on Starbucks’ recycling efforts by tracking plastic cups thrown away in its stores. South Korea's president lifted the martial law he imposed on Tuesday after the parliament defied him by voting to overturn it.
Many recycled Starbucks cups in Texas end up in landfills, an I-Team investigation found
For weeks, the I-Team traced the cups dropped inside seven locations in Garland, Plano, Frisco, Irving, Hurst, Highland Park, and Fort Worth.
Starbucks promotes recycling to customers but many plastic cups end up in the trash
Many consumers trust that when they toss a plastic cup into a recycling bin at a restaurant or coffee shop, it will be recycled. However, an investigation uncovered that this isn't always true. CBS News New York's Alecia Reid reports.
Confusion over plastic Starbucks cups raises concerns over recycling
Juliette Goodrich reports on problems that plastic cups for cold Starbucks drinks cause for recycling systems.
CBS News investigation discovers Starbucks struggling to get plastic cups recycled
A CBS News investigation​ found that Starbucks, which is one of the biggest users of single-use plastic cups, is struggling to get its plastic cups recycled. CBS News and CBS 13 wanted to find out where the plastic cold cups go by tracking them with AirTags.
Starbucks plastic cup investigation shows recycling reality
CBS News tracked plastic cups meant to be recycled by Starbucks and found that most of those did not end up at recycling facilities. CBS News' David Schechter breaks down the investigation's findings.
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Plastic recycling: Why are 99.75% of coffee cups not recycled?
Some of the biggest sellers of coffee in the UK, including Costa and Starbucks, say they have started recycling coffee cups, but that's only if customers dispose of their takeaway cups in store.
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It's about to be Red Cup Day at Starbucks. When is it and how to get the free coffee swag?
Starbucks Rewards members will also earn 25 Stars when they reuse their Red Cup. An unofficial annual holiday observed by coffee enthusiasts is about to return to Starbucks very soon. On Red Cup ...