Starbucks customers across hundreds of locations in the United States started their weeks off with a surprise: Their beloved Frappuccinos and iced espresso drinks served in paper cups, not plastic.

Starbucks locations across the country introduced compostable paper cups for cold drinks, including all UW locations. This ...

While Starbucks did not specify the exact locations of the rollout, all of the Santa Monica stores have switched to paper cups. Starbucks said it is doing it to comply with local mandates.

Other ways to avoid plastic: Along with the move toward compostable paper cups, Starbucks, which is navigating a flurry of changes as its new chief executive attempts to improve the company’s ...

A fourth claimed that the paper design will make it harder ... to bring in their own clean personal cups. Since introducing the option, Starbucks says over 1.6 million rewards members have opted ...

Starbucks is shaking things up with a new ... I think we need more paper cups and less plastic ones,” one customer wrote. Another echoed the sentiment, writing, “If it means dramatically ...

Starbucks has rolled out opaque cups for its ... and feature flat or domed lids — look similar to the disposable paper cups the chain has historically used for to-go hot drinks.