{"id":13428,"date":"2026-05-26T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/?p=13428"},"modified":"2026-05-26T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T13:00:00","slug":"beyond-plastics-finds-starbucks-cold-cup-recycling-claims-a-venti-sized-misrepresentation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/?p=13428","title":{"rendered":"Beyond Plastics Finds Starbucks\u2019 Cold Cup Recycling Claims A Venti-Sized Misrepresentation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<ul style=\"border-color:#000000;border-width:3px;border-top-left-radius:30px;border-top-right-radius:30px;border-bottom-left-radius:30px;border-bottom-right-radius:30px\" class=\"wp-block-list is-style-default has-border-color has-bg-shade-background-color has-background has-small-font-size\">\n<li>Non-Profit Beyond Plastics has published a report finding that Starbucks \u201cwidely recyclable\u201d cold cups placed in store bins aren\u2019t actually being recycled.<\/li>\n<li>Beyond Plastics visited stores in nine states and Washington, D.C., and placed trackers on cups discarded in stores\u2019 recycling bins, then followed them as they left the Starbucks location.<\/li>\n<li>Recommendations from the report include that the global coffee chain better enforce its \u201cA Better Cup for All\u201d initiative, roll out its fiber-molded cups nationally, and stop misrepresenting cup recycling on its in-store signage.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Recently, you might have noticed signage at your local Starbucks on or near the trash bins indicating that all cups and lids placed in the bins can be recycled. In February, the global coffee chain\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/about.starbucks.com\/press\/2026\/polypropylene-cups-earn-widely-recyclable-designation-expanding-access-to-curbside-recycling-nationwide\/\">announced<\/a>\u00a0that its polypropylene cups had earned a \u201cwidely recyclable\u201d designation from How2Recycle, an organization consisting of over 330 brands and retailers that develops a standardized labeling system.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Starbucks says that over 60% of households could now recycle its cold cups curbside. The company shared in the same announcement that it had worked, in part, with WM, the largest recycler in the country, as well as How2Recycle, the NextGen Consortium, and The Recycling Partnership. According to Starbucks, WM helped develop end markets for recycled polypropylene with KW Plastics and build out recycling infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p><button id=\"expand-paywall-button\" class=\"expand-paywall-button\">Subscribe to Read More<\/button><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/thedieline.com\/beyond-plastics-finds-starbucks-cold-cup-recycling-claims-a-venti-sized-misrepresentation\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Non-Profit Beyond Plastics has published a report finding that Starbucks \u201cwidely recyclable\u201d cold cups placed in store bins aren\u2019t actually being recycled. Beyond Plastics visited stores in nine states and Washington, D.C., and placed trackers on cups discarded in stores\u2019 recycling bins, then followed them as they left the Starbucks location. 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