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Starbucks Expands Cup Recycling in Chicago.

Authors :
Miner, Thomas
Source :
Sustainable Design Weekly; 6/30/2010, p1-1, 1p
Publication Year :
2010

Abstract

The article reports that coffee company Starbucks Corp. will send its paper cups used at its Chicago, Illinois-based stores to Green Bay in Wisconsin and Michigan where the Georgia Pacific paper mill will turn them into Starbucks branded napkins. It informs that while the plan of Starbucks is not mandated by law in Chicago, the company has been involved in lowering the carbon footprint of its three billion paper cups and one billion plastic cups used by customers every year in all major markets.

Details

Language :
English
Database :
Supplemental Index
Journal :
Sustainable Design Weekly
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
66897182