If you’re a frequent takeout coffee drinker (and even if you’re not, for that matter), you’ll likely have noticed that the plastic lids of takeout cups typically have not one, but two holes. One of ...

The convenience plastic offers through single-use straws, water bottles and disposable coffee cups comes at no small cost to the environment, but we are growing more aware of the damage they cause.

The architects Louise Harpman and Scott Specht began collecting takeout-coffee lids when they were in college, in the nineteen-eighties, and continued the practice as graduate students at Yale.

If your day regularly starts with a stop at your favorite coffee shop, then there’s a good chance you could be saving money — and cutting down on waste — by bringing your own mug. Many coffee shops ...

Did our AI summary help? You've seen it a hundred times, but have you ever really noticed? That second, tiny hole in your takeaway coffee lid isn't a mistake or just a steam vent. It’s a clever piece ...