Seattle’s Best is offering five varieties of K-cups as a suggested retail price of $7.99 for a pack of 10 at grocery stores, $10.99 for a pack of 16 at Target.

Martha Ayele sits on a low stool in her Pinehurst restaurant, Jebena Cafe (1510 NE 117th St, 365-0757), to roast green coffee beans over a portable electric stove. Using a long, thin metal tool ...

This is the main idea behind an emerging effort in Seattle to nix disposable coffee cups, and replace them with reusable travel mugs. This is how it works. Participants put their card on file.

Seattle Public Utilities is partnering with local businesses to encourage reusable beverage containers. The goal is to keep those cups in use, and out of the landfill.