Strawless Lids Reduce Plastic
Starbucks introduced a recyclable and compostable plastic lid that will replace straws for cold drink offerings.
The lid uses 9% less plastic than the current lid and straw combination. The lids will debut in Toronto along with a new greener to-go cup in Vancouver, British Columbia. Company stores in New York, San Francisco, Seattle, and London will also trial the new compostable hot cups.
Mixed drinks such as frappuccinos will continue to be served in domed lids with straws until 2020 when the company hopes to completely do away with plastic straws, eliminating one billion plastic straws per year.