Starbucks plans to encourage customers to switch to reusable cups in the next few years.
While the coffee cups are recyclable, they don’t always end up in the recycle bin. To help manage the problem, the coffee chain plans to encourage customers use their own mug or borrow a ceramic or reusable to-go mug by 2025. Disposable cups will still be available in stores, but more incentives for using a personal reusable mug will soon be implemented.
Right now, locations in London and Japan are testing a service to entice customers to return reusable cups. The “borrow-a-cup” service requires the buyer to provide a $1 deposit to “borrow” a cup. It is returned when they give back the cup. Starbucks says the cups would be professionally cleaned then reused.
“Cup Washing Stations” are also being tested in cafes in the United States.
Additional discounts are also on the table. Starbucks has already offered a 10-cent discount for beverages served in a personal cup since the 1980s.
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