
While the prototype may be “recyclable,” it doesn’t necessarily mean there’s a market for it and that it will actually be recycled. The green Starbucks cup is meant to solve these problems with a Bio-PBS sugar cane liner that’s 100% recyclable and compostable. Instead of being recycled, billions of coffee cups are used and thrown away each year, much of this waste ending up as environmental pollution. While the plastic liner solves these problems, the cup’s mixed material composition makes it extremely difficult, if not impossible, to recycle. When all else fails, plan to get up early on release day and head to your nearest Target for your best shot at getting a fall or Halloween exclusive.Related: Greenwashing Alert: Is Chemical Recycling the Solution to Plastic Pollution? Is the Green Starbucks Cup Truly Recyclable? Will the Green Starbucks Cup reduce waste?Ĭonventional Starbucks cups are lined with polyethylene plastic to contain hot liquids and prevent seepage. Standalone Starbucks cafés often indeed receive merchandise at later dates than other retail locations, but it doesn't hurt to ask your favorite barista nicely when they may receive store shipments (every location is scheduled differently).

Some of the items in this forthcoming Fall 2022 collection are labeled as Target exclusives, meaning you'll need to head to the embedded cafés in these retail locations to have the best shot at finding your next collectible cup. Of course, being the first to get your hands on these merchandise pieces is important, as diehard fans will tell you that Starbucks famously limits how much merchandise they release on a seasonal basis. If rumors are true, you'll find upwards of 13 new Halloween-themed pieces in the weeks to come. Unofficial documents shared online suggest that Starbucks fans can expect not one but five different glow-in-the-dark items, including hot mugs, insulated stainless steel tumblers and lidded double-wall tumblers. If you're wondering about Starbucks' special Halloween collection, which has included special glow-in-the-dark items in years past, keep your eyes peeled starting Tuesday, September 13. Just as they did in 2021, it seems like Starbucks is planning on releasing their highly-anticipated seasonal merchandise collection in waves over the first few weeks of September - with a potential Halloween-inspired design or two making an appearance in the middle of the month, on September 13.


Yes, that's right - even before the long-rumored return of the beloved Pumpkin Spice Latté, Starbucks fans are getting treated to a slow release of new Fall 2022 tumbler cups and mugs. Temperatures may be slowly cooling, but excitement is building among diehard Starbucks fans after eagle-eyed social media users have shared the first signs of fall-themed merchandise at cafés across the country.
