Cup Movement® – a new reusable cups scheme arrives in the Highlands

Around 200 million single use cups are used and discarded in Scotland every year.  Only 4% of these are recycled.  Something needs to change. So, today, Thursday 20 April 2023, at the Eden Court Theatre in Inverness, an innovative new reusable cup scheme, Cup Movement® in the Highlands, was launched by environmental charity Keep Scotland Beautiful. A recent survey highlighted that 81% of people in the Highlands thought takeaway venues needed to do more to make it easier for people to buy and use reusable cups if they wanted to…

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Starbucks verifies 3,500 Greener Stores globally

Starbucks has certified its 3,508 Greener Stores globally, expanding the program to 20 markets, with many first-in-market Greener Stores across Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and Latin America and the Caribbean. Greener Stores are just one example of how Starbucks is working to reduce its environmental impact and build a more sustainable future for its communities and the planet. This latest round of certifications sets the company well on its way to achieving its goal of 10,000 Greener Stores globally by 2025.  Starbucks Greener Stores Framework, co-developed with the World Wildlife Fund,…

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Hubbub and Starbucks® unveil winners of over £1m fund to trial solutions to reduce single-use food and beverage packaging

Environmental charity Hubbub and Starbucks have announced the winners of the Bring It Back Fund, created to fund innovative new solutions and systems for sustainable packaging in the food and beverage industry. Following a competitive application process which launched in May, the Bring It Back Fund has increased to £1.4 million to ensure six innovative reuse solutions can be piloted across the UK with the first project launching in the next few months. Each pilot project will tackle a different way to test and learn how to shift people’s habits…

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Starbucks trials new returnable cup program in EMEA

Starbucks begins the first EMEA pilots of its new returnable cup program – allowing customers to opt for a reusable in the same way they would a single use cup.   Without needing to remember to bring their own cup, customers can ask for their beverage to be served in a reusable cup when ordering at the till. Simply put down a £1 deposit when ordering, which will be fully refunded when the cup is returned. The cups will then be professionally cleaned and sanitised before further reuse. All customers opting…

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Starbucks To Offer Reusable Cup-Share Program In All Europe, Middle East and Africa Stores By 2025

Starbucks has announced that it will introduce a unique reusable Cup-Share program in all of its 3,840 stores in Europe, Middle East, and Africa by 2025 as it looks to reduce the amount of its single use waste. An initial trial will begin over the coming months in the U.K., France and Germany expanding shortly thereafter based on local operations, regulations, and customer feedback. Introducing and scaling a reusable Cup-Share initiative in EMEA is a key part of Starbucks global commitment to reduce single use cup waste and goal to…

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