{"id":7052,"date":"2025-05-13T13:22:32","date_gmt":"2025-05-13T17:22:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/?p=7052"},"modified":"2025-05-13T13:22:32","modified_gmt":"2025-05-13T17:22:32","slug":"starbucks-introduces-hot-home-compostable-cups-in-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/?p=7052","title":{"rendered":"Starbucks Introduces Hot Home Compostable Cups In Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Last week, while we were busy handing out D-shaped trophies, Starbucks quietly announced a certified home-compostable hot cup overseas.<\/p>\n

After\u00a0countless<\/a>\u00a0trials<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0refillable<\/a>\u00a0take-back programs, a sad truth remains\u2014you can\u2019t recycle the cups for hot beverages at Starbucks<\/a>\u00a0because of the plastic liner inside each cup. Yes,\u00a0processes<\/a>\u00a0exist that will separate the liner from the paper cup, but it\u2019s by no means an everyday occurrence, nor is every material recovery facility (MRF) outfitted with this kind of equipment. But if there\u2019s one thing you can give the brand credit for, it\u2019s that they have invested in finding a long-term solution to plastic waste and trying to ensure that their cups don\u2019t go straight to landfill, even if we don\u2019t often hear about the results of their many\u2014and presumably\u2014failed pilot programs.<\/p>\n

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