The Last Plastic Straw: Berkeley, California, Adopts 25-cent Charge for Disposable Cups
In late January, the Berkeley City Council passed a new ordinance that’s become known as one of the most ambitious municipal environmental regulations enacted so far in the country. Learn more about the Disposable-Free…
The Last Plastic Straw: Success with Stainless
Helping to eliminate waste with reusable stainless-steel straws
The Last Plastic Straw: Backlot Coffee
Backlot Coffee switched from plastic straws to paper and stainless steel straws, and created a slew of new sustainable packaging merchandising opportunities.
United Kingdom Bans Plastic Straws
As of April 2020, plastic straws, stirrers, and cotton buds (Q-tips) will officially be banned in the United Kingdom.
California Takes Statewide Stance Against Plastic Straws
Environmentalists are one step closer to banning plastic straws as California state legislators officially sign a partial straw ban into law.
Plastic Ban Benefits Guatemalan Communities
Here in the U.S., straw bans seem revolutionary, daring restaurants and cafés to refrain from handing out hundreds of single-use plastic straws every day. However, Portland and Seattle can’t hold a candle compared to…
Can Your Café Go Zero Waste?
Coffee shops hand out an estimated 250 billion paper cups every year, which go straight to landfills. Even the cups that say they’re recyclable on the packaging are misleading, because the infrastructure to recycle…
Beyond “Wish-Cycling”: Kin Coffee Aims for a Zero-Waste Future
Kin Coffee in Kent, UK, is tackling sustainability one problem at a time, determined to find viable and innovative solutions and unafraid to reassess along the way.
Takeaway Without the Trash: On Reusable To-Go Options
From mason jar meals to mug lending, a surge of new takeaway programs proves zero-waste to-go options are possible.