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Starbucks is making a major change to its cups that will impact cold coffee fans.
The popular coffee chain will no longer offer cold drink orders in plastic cups in some locations, rather will switch to fiber-based compostable cups, with an eventual long-term switch nationwide. The new compostable cups are made from molded fiber and come with both flat or dome-shaped lids to accommodate both regular iced drinks and whipped drinks.
Starbucks has already swapped the plastic to-go cups for the compostable cups in 14 different states: California, Washington, Hawaii, Minnesota, Arizona, New Mexico, Massachusetts, Michigan, Maryland, Connecticut, Virginia, South Carolina, Colorado and Georgia.
“A small number of stores in 14 states switched to commercially compostable cups and lids as part of our efforts to reduce waste and meet local market requirements,” a spokesperson told FOX Business.
Starbucks said it plans to change its cups to entirely compostable, recyclable and/or reusable by 2030, according to its "reusable revolution" statement on its official website.
"We are making it easier for customers to use reusable cups and help reduce cup waste sent to landfills. Since the option became available for customers to order with a personal cup for every visit in the U.S., nearly 400,000 Starbucks Rewards members have brought in a personal cup, including 150,000 customers for the first time, and 20% of baristas are using a personal cup for their shift beverage," the company said.