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Starbucks $1 cups

Starbucks Corp., the world’s largest coffee-shop operator, began selling reusable plastic cups for $1 at its US and Canadian stores yesterday.

The white plastic cup has the Starbucks logo on it and holds a tall or grande size drink, Haley Drage, a Starbucks spokeswoman, said. The Seattle-based brewer already offers a 10-cent discount to its customers who bring in a reusable mug. Starbucks served 1.9 percent of drinks in customers’ personal tumblers in its global company-owned stores in 2011, according to its latest global responsibility report. It wants to serve 5 percent of beverages in reusable cups by 2015, the report shows.