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Honey Dew Donuts founder and CEO Dick Bowen never liked Styrofoam cups. They just seemed chintzy, the kind of thing you’d find at a backyard barbecue or in a church basement. “Our coffee was ...
However, the plastics industry goes to great lengths to mask their products as sustainable. I often find foam cups with green decals and lofty claims printed on their sides saying foam cups are better ...
To comply with a New York City law that went into effect today banning expanded polystyrene (EPS) – aka Styrofoam--the donut giant created a recyclable cup. And now Huffington Post reports that ...
Dunkin’ fans, prepare yourselves: The end of the foam cup is finally at hand. And you know what that means. No more double-cupping. Citing environmental concerns, the company said last year ...
More than 51,000 people from around the world signed a petition to persuade Whataburger to stop using Styrofoam cups. The Coastal Bend Chapter of the Surfrider organization and Environment Texas ...
For decades, the chain's hot drinks were housed in insulated styrofoam cups, but this winter, Dunkin's drinks will soon have more sustainable packaging. In 2018, the iconic chain announced its ...
Portland's proposed ban on Styrofoam containers stirs up discussion on the very personal matter of how a cup of coffee feels, looks and, ultimately, tastes. Really, say some folks concerned about ...
Throughout the many challenges Texas restaurants have faced amid the pandemic, there’s been a shortage of Styrofoam products that have impacted their operations. According to our media partners ...
The Boston Globe highlighted the efforts of Joseph Hellyar, aka “Joey Cups,” a supply chain manager at Massachusetts-based Dunkin’ Donuts, to find a non-Styrofoam cup for the chain to use.
The makers of Cup Noodles recently announced a switch to microwavable packaging, as components of the current Styrofoam packaging have been found to be bad for the environment and possibly ...