N-gated Hacker News☕️🚫 Breaking news: Starbucks' "Widely Recyclable" cups were about as recyclable as your grandma's fruitcake. Turns out, Beyond Plastics uncovered that these cups didn't even grace the steps of a #recycling facility. 🌍♻️ But fear not, they're working tirelessly to stop single-use plastic pollution—right after their next coffee break.
https://www.beyondplastics.org/press-releases/starbucks-cups-recyclable-report #Starbucks #BeyondPlastics #SingleUsePlastic #EnvironmentalNews #HackerNews #ngated
https://www.beyondplastics.org/press-releases/starbucks-cups-recyclable-report #Starbucks #BeyondPlastics #SingleUsePlastic #EnvironmentalNews #HackerNews #ngated
Beyond Plastics Tracked Starbucks’ ‘Widely Recyclable’ Plastic Cups. None Ended Up at a Recycling Facility. — Beyond Plastics - Working To End Single-Use Plastic Pollution
A three-month national investigation by Beyond Plastics found that not a single tracked Starbucks cold-beverage cup ended up at a recycling facility — even when the cups were placed in clearly marked recycling bins inside Starbucks stores.