FROM Greenopolis
While Starbucks did recommend the measure be voted down, eleven percent of its shareholders actually voted in favor. The initiative was penned in part by the As You Sow Foundation (AYS)who successfully altered Coca-Cola's recycling practices with a similar measure. In fact, Conrad MacKerron from AYS says he was "happily surprised" with the 11-percent outcome.
"I don't understand why they wouldn't make every effort to recycle. Why not?" investor Gail Trezise, of Seattle, said after Starbucks' annual shareholders meeting at McCaw Hall.
Starbucks was targeted by As You Sow because of their annual landfill contribution of about 3 billion coffee cups. Along with that footprint, their Ethos Water brand contains no recycled plastic unlike other big brands. And it's been reported that the only Starbucks locations that fully recycle are located in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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