Useful extras
April 14, 2008
Grab a cup to go
Challenge Yourself for: 24 Hours
Unless you recycle, disposable coffee cups and plastic lids pile up in our nation’s landfills. Next time you get your daily cup of joe, challenge yourself to bring a reusable mug from home.
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I’ve been challenging myself and others too! If I go to a coffee place or deli, I ask if they use “compostable” cups, napkins, straws, take out containers, lids, etc. If they do, I know I can get a take out order, otherwise if they don’t serve on washable dinnerware, I go elsewhere. Starbucks uses recycled paper with a low-density polyethylene plastic liner in their hot beverage cups (this cup is not recycleable as a result). Most compostables are made from sugar cane, corn, and sometimes potatoes. You can even use the internet and find websites to purchase these items for home entertaining, everything from stir sticks, straws, cups with lids, plates, cutlery, etc.
I like the Tupperware products made for taking beverages. The Commuter Mug is fantastic to take coffee or hot tea in. My husband and I both have ones we leave in the car. I also use their Insulated Tumbler at the office. We have an ice and water machine; I just fill it up in the morning and it stays cold most of the day.
I always have a cup to go for the drive to work and then use it the rest of the day.
I use my metal stay hot cup and my coffee taste great from there.
Hi, i’m addicted to coffee. Every morning i use my travel mug. I rarely ever actually buy coffee in a store. I make my own at home. Of course my mug has to be fashionable :-). I have one with snowflakes for the winter months.
I get a nonfat decaf latte every morning and just got a new mug to put it in. I find it hard to remember to take it back in the house to clean, so when I finish it at work I make myself clean it and put it in my bag, so I always have it with me.
Another thing to keep in mind is that at most ooffee places the refills are cheaper! So go green not only for the enviornment, but also for your wallet!
I always use a reusable/Starbucks purchased container.
At work I always use a reusable container. Too much stuff in the landfills already!
This is the best! I use a Starbucks mug I bought awhile back and always bring hot tea in the morning with me to work. :)
I’m headed out to StarBucks before work….hopefully I can remember one of those neat cups I’ve got from there!