In December, we told you about how restaurants in Petaluma, California, swapped our single-use cups for reusable purple ones. It was all part of our partnership with Closed Loop Partners‘ Center for ...

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The numbers are staggering. According to one report, the world uses 500 billion plastic cups every year. It's estimated that 50 billion paper coffee cups are thrown away in the United States alone.

Those purple cups in Petaluma — part of a temporary program to promote reuse of plastics — have come and gone, with the program ending at the start of November. Originally launched last year at all ...

Downtown Petaluma is already decked out for the holidays. But something is missing: 60 strategically placed purple bins placed as part of a plan to reduce disposable cup waste. "Those purple bins all ...