Queensland is set to ban disposable coffee cups and lids as the state gradually phases out single-use plastics over the next five years. The state government is expected to unveil its plans on Friday ...

Designer Peter Herman has created a concept for the all-paper disposable cup, made for coffee but perfectly viable for other liquids, that is set to blow the lid off of the industry – literally.

The convenience plastic offers through single-use straws, water bottles and disposable coffee cups comes at no small cost to the environment, but we are growing more aware of the damage they cause.

According to the World Economic Forum, an estimated 500 billion disposable coffee cups are used globally each year, of which Australia contributes 1.84 billion. This is equivalent to 1,400 cups per ...

On a recent morning, Chelsie Nalley’s go-to Starbucks in Chattanooga, Tenn., left her high and dry. The store had plenty of coffee, she said, but none of her favorite 24-ounce cups. Ms. Nalley called ...