Dive Summary:
- Dunkin' Donuts announced it will offer customers an in-store recycling program that will accept polystyrene cups.
- The company began a test program in February at select stores, and is looking to bring foam cup recycling to each of its stores sometime in late 2013.
- Currently seeking an alternative for the polystyrene cups, Dunkin' Donuts stated there are no appropriate replacements to the foam cups available at this time that meet their requirements.
From the article:
"The company is currently testing a double-walled paper cup in stores located where there is a ban on expanded polystyrene foam."
"The coffeehouse chain... hopes to replace foam cups within a few years, but "there is currently no single-use hot beverage cup on the market that meets the brand's criteria for performance, cost and recyclability."
