The cup works out slightly more expensive than the typical disposable ones containing ... the single-use plastic used for transporting coffee in bulk to workplaces. It uses an electric milk ...

where the administration launched a borrowing scheme with 18 coffee shops last year, saving 200,000 disposable cups in two months. Taiwan has also implemented new laws requiring convenience stores ...

In the UK, we throw away an estimated 2.5 billion disposable coffee cups every year. In theory, they are "recyclable", but in practice, only a tiny percentage is dealt with sustainably.

"Mom, I said you would bring hot chocolate for 50." Where would I have been without disposable coffee cups and a really big insulated dispenser? Through the years there have been many occasions ...