03-06-2017, 04:43 PM
On a tv show they were talking about those take away coffee cups from starbucks and the like, and how they are misleading people to believe they are recyclable. Printed on the sleeve it may say 100% recyclable, which leads people to think the whole cup is. However the cup is lined with polyurethane. When non-recyclables are mixed with recyclables the whole lot then just ends up in landfill.
When this was mentioned to the CEO of starbucks he said they're trying to encourage people to buy a reuseable coffee cup and they won't be changing their take away cups, even though there was a more environmentally friendly option that could be wholly recycled because $$$.
The woman commenting on the show said that if she were to buy a reuseable coffee cup and remember to take it around with her then she should be rewarded with free coffee.
And that's just it. People feel they must be rewarded for doing the right thing.
When this was mentioned to the CEO of starbucks he said they're trying to encourage people to buy a reuseable coffee cup and they won't be changing their take away cups, even though there was a more environmentally friendly option that could be wholly recycled because $$$.
The woman commenting on the show said that if she were to buy a reuseable coffee cup and remember to take it around with her then she should be rewarded with free coffee.
And that's just it. People feel they must be rewarded for doing the right thing.
