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
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.
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.