Bring your own coffee mug
Many people around me know, coffee is something that makes my day better. I especially like to go to places like Starbucks and Caribou to get a Latte. Whenever I go to these places they give me yummy a cup full of joy, but that cup is a disposable cup. When the goodness is gone, I’m left with waste to just be thrown away. Now I will give credit that these cups are produced with post-consumer recycled paper. However, I am going to commit myself to bringing my own cup to ensure that there is no waste (from the cup). My plan is to carry with me just a standard travel mug, which I probably have 4 or 5 already. Starbucks actually gives a $0.10 discount if you do this. I also asked at Caribou the other day and they said they would totally use a cup that I brought in.
If this seems like something you are interested in doing and not sure how your favorite coffee place will react, just ask. I bet you they will happily use your cup. If not, I’d love to know about it.
January 24th, 2008 at 4:53 pm
Good idea!
On a related note, I’d also suggest doing the same thing with water. I keep a Nalgene bottle on my desk and fill it up from the fountain instead of buying bottled water or using the styrofoam-ish cups from the cafeteria. Having the empty bottle on my desk is also a good reminder that I need to drink more water than I currently do….
If you don’t like the idea of using a plastic bottle, Sigg makes some really nifty aluminum bottles; you can find them at http://www.mysigg.com.
January 24th, 2008 at 8:04 pm
Bottles for water are great, even just keeping a cup at your desk at work is easy and great for the environment. My grandma actually does that when she flies. She takes an empty bottle of water through security and then once past security fills it up from a water fountain. Also saves some money for the cost of bottled water in airports.
Great suggestion!