Dunkin’ Breaks Up with Foam Cup—And Fans Start Hoarding Foam

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“It’s the end of an era.' New Englanders try to get used to giving up foam cups at Dunkin'.

When Dunkin’ said it was ending its long-term union with the foam cup, it hoped the split would be amicable. Dunkin’ diehards in New England are refusing to let go.

The company plans to phase out polystyrene foam cups in New England in December, and nationwide by the end of 2020. Dunkin’ fans are stockpiling foam cups to prepare.

 

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Has no one heard of commuter mugs ? Insulated, lid, reusable. Win, win, win.

I always ask for a paper cup when I get an iced drink at Starbucks, not for insulation, but in case the plastic cracks. I'd just as soon have the drink in paper to begin with, but I always forget until it's too late.

Most new Englanders hate ugly styrofoam blight that defaces the landscape. Good riddance! Don’t be lazy and get a refillable cup. Not that hard - come on people

Yeah? Get the hell over it people; overuse of plastics instead of recyclable materials is a giant waste of resources and a massive source of pollution and trash; the cardboard or paper cups work just fine so quit being such babies

I'm so glad they are gone. So many people out here drive around drinking their 16 daily half gallons of iced coffee and somehow feel the need to order styro cups with them everytime.

Only a bit dramatic

God Bless Yankee ingenuity

Yeti, or even cheaper, some amazon knock off

Glad these won’t be sitting in landfills anymore

Idiots

Those customers should buy a reusable, insulated coffee cup. I did. It makes life much simpler.

Take your own reusable cup to Dunkin ZeroWaste

meltz00 👀

I have heard 'storm in a tea cup'. Now I hear storm in a 'foam cup'!

If you drink dunkin I have serious doubts about your mental status. If you call it Dunkies you shouldn’t be allowed to reproduce

Had a lot of DD coffee, some pushing 212 degrees, never found the need to add insulation to the styrofoam cup. Paper cups, yeah, often need that extra insulating band. Did somebody get the memo backwards?

Dunkies?

Pro tip to Dunkin’ Donuts fans: you don’t have to hoard foam cups they don’t ever actually go away which is kind of the whole reason people are trying not to use them

OH THE HORROR. I hope you make it. Sending thoughts and prayers.

BJChiszar The fuck. When you're sentimental feelings about transformed petroleum that disintegrates when coffee is poured in your cup it's stopping you from taking a minor change to help the environment. I don't know what to say

The era ended when they stopped making their own donuts on site. Remember 'time to make the donuts....'?

One reason why I never drank DD. What took them so long?

you have to give up hazelnut and french vanilla flavored brewed coffee too, now they use syrup and it sucks ass.

America fuck yeah! 🤦🏾‍♀️

I hate the new cups!

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