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No more plastic cups — Starbucks Japan aims to get rid of plastic in stores with new initiatives
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Katie Pask
Mar 28, 2022 - Tweet
- Japan
- (drinks • eco • environmental issues • fast food • plastic waste • recycle • reusable cups • single-use plastics • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan)
Lawson now giving customers who bring their own tumblers an even better discount on coffee drinks
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Dale Roll
Jul 25, 2021
- Japan
- (cafe latte • coffee • coffee thermos • coffee tumbler • discount • Lawson • Machi Cafe • plastic • plastic waste • single-use plastics • thermos • tumblers)
Ban on free plastic forks and spoons drafted by Japan’s Ministry of Environment
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Master Blaster
Mar 15, 2021
First they came for the bags and I said “cool.” Then they came for the spoons and I said “sure, that’s cool too.”
Internet reacts with confusion to Muji’s new fill-it-up-yourself water bottle product
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Katy Kelly
Jun 27, 2020
Muji stores will have a faucet where you can fill up your 190 yen (US$1.77) plastic bottle with water.
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