{"id":6787,"date":"2017-02-27T14:44:43","date_gmt":"2017-02-27T03:44:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/edgeenvironment.com\/?p=6787"},"modified":"2019-09-27T13:58:25","modified_gmt":"2019-09-27T03:58:25","slug":"coffee-cups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edgeenvironment.com\/us\/2017\/02\/27\/coffee-cups\/","title":{"rendered":"What does your coffee cup say about you?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>And what can you say about coffee cups? Edge Environment is passionate about driving positive change for environmental betterment, and we work hard at it. So\u00a0nothing makes us prouder than seeing\u00a0clients progress on their journey to sustainability \u2013 even if it\u2019s as simple as opting out of disposable cups. In\u00a0this case, the power for change is (literally) in your hands.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\"><\/div>\n<p>Getting a\u00a0morning coffee hit is a ritual for most of us \u2013\u00a0as automated as setting the alarm, hopping on the train and checking the news. But here\u2019s the blunt reality of a disposable cup habit:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6789\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6789\" style=\"width: 249px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-6789\" src=\"http:\/\/edgeenvironment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/CoS-Coffee-Cups-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Forgot your cup? Go back up!\" width=\"249\" height=\"249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edgeenvironment.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/02\/CoS-Coffee-Cups-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/edgeenvironment.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/02\/CoS-Coffee-Cups-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/edgeenvironment.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/02\/CoS-Coffee-Cups-768x767.jpg 768w, https:\/\/edgeenvironment.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/02\/CoS-Coffee-Cups-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/edgeenvironment.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/02\/CoS-Coffee-Cups-250x250.jpg 250w, https:\/\/edgeenvironment.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/02\/CoS-Coffee-Cups-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/edgeenvironment.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/02\/CoS-Coffee-Cups.jpg 961w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 249px) 100vw, 249px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6789\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">City of Sydney&#8217;s CitySwitch\/Better Buildings Partnership team &#8211; &#8220;Forgot your cup? Go back up!&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Each year, Australians are responsible for 1,000,000 coffee cups being sent to landfill. If you get a takeaway coffee every workday \u2013 you\u2019re responsible for 240 every year.<\/li>\n<li>All coffee cups, regardless of type (and misuse of the recycling mobius) are <strong>non-recyclable by conventional means<\/strong> and should <strong>NEVER<\/strong> be placed in a bottle or paper recycling bin (where they are a contaminant and actually de-value the recycling stream).<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Compostable\/biodegradable\u2019 cups are only recoverable if they find their way to an organics recycling facility. \u00a0Unfortunately, there are very few ways for people to get cups to these facilities and they also should not be placed in conventional co-mingled or paper recycling services. Which means\u00a0they likely end up in landfill, where biodegradability or compostibility is no improvement to environmental performance.<\/li>\n<li>Due to food regulations in Australia, the cardboard used in coffee cups comes from virgin fibre, similar in value to high quality card stock you can print on.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>With our\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/edgeenvironment.com\/services\/life-cycle-assessment-services\/\">Life Cycle Assessment<\/a> goggles on, we should also mention that we\u2019re not convinced that a disposable, recyclable cup (were it available) is a significant improvement on them going to landfill. Of course there are assumptions tied to this, but with food regulations requiring virgin material to be used in construction, their life cycle impact\u00a0is greatest\u00a0in\u00a0manufacture.<\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nSo how do we change?<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6891\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6891\" style=\"width: 249px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-6891\" src=\"http:\/\/edgeenvironment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Terracycle_coffee-cup-photo-enhanced-300x300.jpg\" width=\"249\" height=\"249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edgeenvironment.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/02\/Terracycle_coffee-cup-photo-enhanced-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/edgeenvironment.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/02\/Terracycle_coffee-cup-photo-enhanced-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/edgeenvironment.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/02\/Terracycle_coffee-cup-photo-enhanced-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/edgeenvironment.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/02\/Terracycle_coffee-cup-photo-enhanced-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/edgeenvironment.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/02\/Terracycle_coffee-cup-photo-enhanced-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/edgeenvironment.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/02\/Terracycle_coffee-cup-photo-enhanced-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/edgeenvironment.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/02\/Terracycle_coffee-cup-photo-enhanced-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/edgeenvironment.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/02\/Terracycle_coffee-cup-photo-enhanced-250x250.jpg 250w, https:\/\/edgeenvironment.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/02\/Terracycle_coffee-cup-photo-enhanced-400x400.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 249px) 100vw, 249px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6891\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Coffee break with the Terracycle team (&amp; reusable cups!)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Disposable society is a relatively new construct and also a very easy habit to change. Take a mug from the office, buy a reusable mug, or reuse an empty jam jar. You&#8217;ll forget sometimes, but don&#8217;t let that stop you from starting.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u00a0love\u00a0social media, try @byomugshots and share a photo of you doing the right thing. If you want to learn\u00a0more, Google or call us at\u00a0Edge!.<\/p>\n<p>And\u00a0share this with your friends over a (sit-down) coffee \u2013 its one simple thing we can do to reduce the daily environmental impact of our lives.\u00a0Who knows, you might even get a discount on your brew.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>And what can you say about coffee cups? 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