Starbucks customers across hundreds of locations in the United States started their weeks off with a surprise: Their beloved Frappuccinos and iced espresso drinks served in paper cups, not plastic.

In response to local mandates limiting single-use plastics, the company has begun replacing traditional cold cups with opaque, compostable paper cups ... the cups’ built-in measuring system ...

The EPR approach to recycling consumer goods is built on the simple principle that ... mandated ERP to run a deposit-financed paper cup system is obvious—given the scale of paper cup waste ...