Given that Petaluma business leaders hope to see the project become permanent, NextGen Consortium are investigating how to do just that.

Starbucks customers across hundreds of locations in the United States started their weeks off with a surprise: Their beloved Frappuccinos and iced espresso drinks served in paper cups, not plastic.

A kulhad is a biodegradable, disposable clay cup used in India by food vendors to serve hot beverages like chai and some desserts like yogurt. The cups have been excavated from the Indus Valley as ...

Based on Hong Kong’s population of 7.76 million, the green group estimated that about 400 million plastic and paper cups ended up in ... said they bought their drinks from fast-food restaurant ...

“I think that (the disposable cup fee ... offer a 25-cent discount for bringing a personal cup, deducted from the original drink price, campus spokesperson Adam Ratliff said in an email.