To date, Starbucks serves less than 2 percent of drinks
in reusable cups.
If you've followed our Starbucks #BreakFreeFromPlastic campaign, you may know Starbucks set a goal in 2008 to serve 25 percent of hot and cold beverages
in reusable cups by 2015.
Adopt a single - use plastic free lifestyle by investing
in reusable cups and cutlery, purchasing loose produce instead of packaged produce, and saying no to plastic straws, bags, bottles, and takeaway containers
Not exact matches
The
reusable menstrual
cup is a technology that's been around for nearly a hundred years, but it languished
in obscurity for much of that time, stuck on high shelves
in the back corners of health food stores.
Switch from disposable foam
cups to
reusable ceramic mugs
in the break room.
The committee said evidence suggests an extra charge would be more effective
in curbing the use of disposable
cups than offering discounts for customers who bring a
reusable one.
After tiring of a single -
cup reusable coffee filter that put hot water into contact with plastic, I searched high and low for a coffee brewing set that met two requirements: no plastic
in contact with boiling water and no paper filters to buy and then toss.
I spoon 1/2
cup into
reusable containers and warm
in the morning.
Okay Goddess - count me
in - I will try the following areas: 1 - Paper towels to cloth towels 2 - Tissues to handkerchiefs 3 - Inexpensive plastic â $ œTake & Tossâ $ sippy
cups to Sigg or Camelbak bottles or the Kleen Kanteen - I assume this includes coffee
cups (et al Starbucks
cups, tully's, 7 - 11, Mickey D's) 4 - Disposable water bottles to (again)
reusable bottles like Sigg or Camelbak
In addition to
reusable menstrual products like Lunapads and the DivaCup menstrual
cup, Lunapads.com also carries cloth handkerchiefs and cloth wipes.
SoftCup comes
in a disposable and a
reusable cup; however the
reusable cup is for one menstrual cycle only.
You don't want to mix up bottles or
cups, so using these easy - to - wash
reusable labels makes a parent's life so much easier — no more rushing around labeling things with a permanent marker, only to find it washes off, or stickers which fall off
in the dishwasher.
Measure out about 1/2
cup of oatmeal for each ziploc bag or other
reusable container, then add
in some fun flavors!
Menstrual
cups are
reusable feminine hygiene products that work by being inserted into the vagina, where they catch menstrual blood
in their
cup - shaped body.
These non-adhesive and
reusable labels are a must - have for any kiddo going to daycare or school; these labels are easily washable and go on sippy
cups, bottles, thermoses, and more — and because your child's name is engraved
in the label, their name can never be washed off.
When I quit using tampons
in favour of a
reusable cup I did note the supposed health benefits, but mainly it was the reduction of garbage that attracted me.
Silicone Baking
Cups — A colorful way to separate food
in your bento box is using these
reusable silicone baking
cups.
Some of the things we regularly have on the tray is: local vegetables such as red skin potatoes or carrots, roasted, milk, from a local dairy,
in a
reusable plastic
cup, yogurt that we make from the local milk and granola made
in house.
Even better, pack 1 -
cup portions
in reusable containers or plastic baggies ahead of time, ready to toss into sports bags at zero notice!
When it comes to juice boxes, the truly frugal strategy is not to buy them at all, and to instead serve your little one juice
in plain old
cups, water bottles or similar
reusable products.
That's why we've actually done the hard part so you can see what features you need most
in our K -
cup filter buying guide and our best
reusable k
cup filter reviews.
One obvious place to start is to bring
in your own
reusable mug to fill up on your favorite blend to cut down on paper
cup waste.
Pass over the café or smoothie shop on your way to work (to - go beverage
cups generate tons of waste) and prep your coffee or green juice at home and bring it on the go
in a
reusable container.
The chain also already offers a small drink discount when you bring your own mug too, so keeping a
reusable Venti
cup on hand can add up
in the long run.
As it stands now, only 1.8 percent of Starbucks customers
in the UK bring their own
reusable cups.
SoftCup comes
in a disposable and a
reusable cup; however the
reusable cup is for one menstrual cycle only.
If I could recommend something, it would be also great (from the ecologic point of view) to provide
reusable glass
cups for tea / coffee (not the one - use carton ones) & to introduce the rule that if the towels are not laying on the floor, it means I want to reuse them (I believe this rule is generally used
in other hotels)
So carafes of drinking water for customers on the beach, and
reusable cups for divers needing a drink
in their surface interval.
Charging extra for disposable
cups while discounting
reusables is working well
in locations across London.
Customers pay $ 1 for a
reusable cup that can be returned to any participating business
in the city center.
In an attempt to get coffee
cup waste under control, a recommendation has been made to start charging for disposables, rather than discounting
reusables.
Biodegradable corn plastic
cups and seed paper sleeves were available and the campaign's signage was read by all waiting
in line, stating: Switching from a disposable to a
reusable mug can save 9 million trees a year, 5.7 billion gallons of water and eliminate 363 million pounds of solid waste from landfill.
As for popsicle molds: To avoid the classic plastic contraptions, you can purchase
reusable stainless steel molds, or freeze them
in paper
cups.
Divide into half -
cup portions, and store
in reusable containers
in the refrigerator until it's snack - time.
Flanked by the 12 - foot - tall
Cup Monster, people in trash and cup costumes, two 11 - year - olds from Canada who collected 300,000 + petition signatures, and green boxes filled with 973,000 + petition signatures — the coalition celebrated Starbucks» recent announcement on recyclable and compostable cups, while drawing attention to the company's failed commitments on increasing reusable cup usage and eliminating plastic straws and other plastic packagi
Cup Monster, people
in trash and
cup costumes, two 11 - year - olds from Canada who collected 300,000 + petition signatures, and green boxes filled with 973,000 + petition signatures — the coalition celebrated Starbucks» recent announcement on recyclable and compostable cups, while drawing attention to the company's failed commitments on increasing reusable cup usage and eliminating plastic straws and other plastic packagi
cup costumes, two 11 - year - olds from Canada who collected 300,000 + petition signatures, and green boxes filled with 973,000 + petition signatures — the coalition celebrated Starbucks» recent announcement on recyclable and compostable
cups, while drawing attention to the company's failed commitments on increasing
reusable cup usage and eliminating plastic straws and other plastic packagi
cup usage and eliminating plastic straws and other plastic packaging.
Options include the use of biodegradable packaging, recycling programs and making the
cups reusable in some fashion.
In 2008, Starbucks said it would serve a 100 percent recyclable paper
cup and increase
reusables to 25 percent by 2015.
In 1998, Starbucks» Environmental Affairs Department determined that if a typical Starbucks store used 10
reusable cups per hour, that store would save $ 6,400 and 1,260 pounds of paper
cups per year.
Here's where I see a glaring gap and potential for a huge increase of hard good sales, which could result
in decreased waste generation and costs worldwide: Instead of business as usual with continued global expansion that simultaneously increases profits and global waste, Starbucks has an opportunity to show social and environmental responsibility, increase profits, save money, and generate less waste by promoting branded
reusable cups, straws, and cutlery.
It's time to switch to paper straws and compostable
cups in every location, not just Santa Cruz, and start promoting
reusables.
If Starbucks would put as much effort into selling branded
reusables as they do
in marketing their Frappuccinos
in single - use plastic dome
cups (with «not so green» plastic straws), imagine the impact they would have worldwide.
For five years, it held «
cup summits» and consulted experts from Massachusetts Institute of Technology
in an attempt to come up with a better
cup, but then the company officially retreated
in 2013, downgrading its goal for
reusable mugs to a mere 5 percent.
«Back
in 2008, Starbucks pledged to develop a 100 percent recyclable, biodegradable
cup by 2015, and to get one quarter of customers bringing
reusable mugs, but little has changed.
In my list of ways to reduce plastic waste, I suggested that the single use coffee
cup is easily replaced with a
reusable mug — either at home or toted to the coffee shop.
Still
in the running are: a
reusable grocery bag with a built -
in dry - erase shopping list, a double - wall tea
cup to keep you from burning your hands, and «regreet,» an inventive way to re-use old greeting cards.
In a perfect world, we would all have
reusable coffee
cups that we carried around with us wherever we went.
Based
in the United Kingdom, Jessica Renz is a young woman whose 2017 New Year's resolution to use a
reusable cup all year long quickly morphed into something much bigger — a quest to eliminate all disposable plastics.
Notable at the EcoShowroom was the KeepCup, a
reusable coffee
cup made
in a bevy of bright colors.
Adding to the problem is the fact that adoption of current,
reusable alternatives is less than 2 %, due
in part to the fact that these alternatives are not as convenient as the paper
cup.
But the countless paper
cups, cardboard sleeves, and plastic lids that end up
in landfills every day — well how about relying on a
reusable mug?