STARBUCKS BRINGS BACK USE OF REUSABLE CUPS
Starbucks announced Tuesday that starting June 22, company-operated stores in the U.S. are “safely reintroducing personal reusable cups.” The move comes more than 15 months after Starbucks temporarily restricted personal mugs in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. But the mugs will not be accepted at restaurant drivethrus initially. Only clean cups will be accepted in store, and baristas will not clean them for customers. The coffee giant also will bring back the 10-cent reusable cup discount to “encourage customers to choose reusable and reduce single-use cup waste.”