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Bethany Patton steps up to the counter and places her pink mug into a shoebox-sized dishwasher. It spins. It whirs. Water splashes inside. After 90 seconds, the door opens and steam emerges. A barista grabs the mug, dries it and prepares Patton’s order — a 16-ounce Starbucks double espresso on ice. For bringing her own…

In the name of the environment and sustainability, Starbucks' disposable cup may be on its way to extinction

Bethany Patton stepped up to the counter and placed her pink mug into a shoebox-sized dishwasher. It spun. It whirred. Water splashed inside. After 90 seconds, the door opened and

TEMPE, Ariz. — Bethany Patton steps up to the counter and places her pink mug into a shoebox-sized dishwasher. It spins. It whirs. Water splashes inside. After 90 seconds, the

By PETER PRENGAMAN Associated Press TEMPE, Ariz. — Bethany Patton steps up to the counter and places her pink mug into a shoebox-sized dishwasher. It

Bethany Patton steps up to the counter and places her pink mug into a shoebox-sized dishwasher. It spins. It whirs. Water splashes inside. After 90 seconds, the door opens and steam emerges.

Will customers go along?

For more than a generation, Starbucks' throwaway cup has been a cornerstone of consumer society, in the United States and globally. It also carries a message: I am drinking recognizable coffee.

In the name of the environment and sustainability, the Starbucks disposable cup may be on its way to extinction.

TEMPE, Arizona (AP) – For a generation and more, it has been a cornerstone of consumer society, first in the United States and then globally — the throwaway cup with the emerald logo depicting a longhaired siren with locks like ocean waves. Ubiquitous to the point of being an accessory, it has carried a message: […]