Starbucks to test its 'greener cup' in Vancouver

Vancouver is to be a testing ground for a new wave of to-go cup that can be more readily recycled and in some cases reused.
On Wednesday, Starbucks announced its company-owned stores in Vancouver, New York, San Francisco and London would begin selling coffee in cups that were not lined with plastic, and in cups that could be reused.
The types of cup that will be used come from technologies identified late last year through the NextGen Consortium — that includes Starbucks, McDonald’s,