Plastic cups are a daily convenience in many households, especially those with children. However, over the years, several plastic cups and sipper-style drinkware products have been recalled due to ...

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NEW YORK -- The next time you order an iced coffee from Starbucks, it might not look that different - but there's been a major change. The chain announced Thursday that the plastic cups for all sizes ...

Plastic cups are sold by the millions at restaurants and cafes, doled out at parties and events and all too often tossed in the trash after a single use only to languish in landfills indefinitely.

Tracy J. Wholf is a senior coordinating producer of climate and environmental coverage for CBS News and Stations, based in New York. Many consumers trust that when they toss a plastic cup into a ...

THE WRONG ONES. WE’RE HEARING MORE ABOUT THE DANGERS OF MICROPLASTICS TO OUR BODIES, ESPECIALLY FROM THE CUPS THAT WE DRINK OUT OF. KOAT U-N-M HEALTH EXPERT DOCTOR ASH WENT OVER THIS WITH OUR DARLENE ...

A new analysis examined how certain commercially used coffee cups perform across a range of temperatures, revealing what actually happens when a hot drink is poured into the cup. A new study published ...