• Sustainability

Starbucks Cups: Testing a New One But Don’t Bring Your Own

• #COVID19
• coffee
• compostable
• coronavirus
• cups
• recycle
• Starbucks
• sustainability

As a result of what they learned in China, Starbucks will not allow people to bring in their own “vessels” to get their cup of joe as a result of the coronavirus outbreak — the “temporary” measure went into effect last week and will remain so for the foreseeable future. 

Why This Matters:  There are times when — particularly with respect to health and safety — single-use plastic items are a necessity.  This coronavirus outbreak is one of those times.