Inside Delta's plan to take single-use plastic cups off its flights

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Credit: Delta Air Lines

Airline expects cup redesign to avoid thousands of tonnes of plastics annually, saving on jet fuel and cutting waste

Delta Air Lines, after two years of prototyping and testing, is planning to replace single-use plastic cups with recyclable paper alternatives on transcontinental flights by the end of the year. From there,...

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