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TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — 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,

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.

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — 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 …

Now, in an era where concern for sustainability can be good business, the Starbucks disposable cup may be on its way to extinction.

Getting rid of the Starbucks disposable cups is part of the company's goals to cut waste, water use and carbon emissions in half by 2030.

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

The Starbucks disposable cup may be on its way to extinction thanks to an unlikely force: Starbucks itself.

In an era where concern for sustainability can be good business, the Starbucks disposable cup may be on its way to extinction.

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,

Starbucks is looking to move away from disposable cups.