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title: Starbucks is teaming up with McDonald's to save 6 billion cups a year from the trash
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# Starbucks is teaming up with McDonald's to save 6 billion cups a year from the trash

- Businessinsider.com - On their mission to reduce the amount of disposable cups that are trashed instead of recycled, Starbucks and McDonald's have partne

[ Consorzio E.S.E. ](https://eseconsortium.com/media-coverage/author/consorzio-e-s-e-)

 ago 18, 2018

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- Businessinsider.com -

On their mission to reduce the amount of disposable cups that are trashed instead of recycled, Starbucks and McDonald's have partnered to build a paper cup with a plant-based biodegradalbe liner that's more easily compostable and recyclable.

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