Green Options » coffee beans http://greenoptions.com/tag/coffee-beans Posts tagged 'coffee beans' Tue, 21 Oct 2008 19:32:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Starbucks Coffee: How Green Is Their Java? http://inspiredeconomist.com/2008/10/21/starbucks-coffee-how-green-is-their-java/ http://inspiredeconomist.com/2008/10/21/starbucks-coffee-how-green-is-their-java/#comments Tue, 21 Oct 2008 19:32:57 +0000 Sarah Lozanova http://inspiredeconomist.com/2008/10/21/starbucks-coffee-how-green-is-their-java/ starbucks coffeeStarbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) is given credit by many for revolutionizing the American coffee drinking experience. The company however is both praised and criticized by environmentalists. Is Starbucks a leader of sustainability or greenwashed?

Disposable Cups

Starbucks stores use billions of cups annually. This requires enormous quantities of natural resources and energy before finding their way to landfills. Starbucks does however use cups that contain 10% post consumer recycled content.

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