REPORT: Tracking Starbucks’ Deceptive Recyclability Claims

A three-month national investigation by Beyond Plastics found that not a single tracked Starbucks cold-beverage cup ended up at a recycling facility — even when the cups were placed in clearly marked recycling bins inside Starbucks stores. These findings directly contradict Starbucks’ public claims that its single-use polypropylene (No. 5 plastic) cold cups are “widely recyclable.” Learn more.