Kill the Cardboard Cup

Trailer for short environmental documentary on paper waste, recycling and disposables called For the Price of a Cup of Coffee. Available at Green Planet Films.

Nicely done school project demonstrating the disposable waste stream of our society–namely paper cups.

While you should definitely take the Kill the Cardboard Cup Pledge, here is another pledg: The Good Earth Coffee “Brew at Home” Pledge – a simple commitment to brew more and toss less.

Do You Know Where Your Latte Mug Lands?

Another article supporting reusable cups…

keepyourcup.com, another website that supports reusable cups.

Count the number of cardboard cups in Tim Hortons new ad campaign. Tell the story of the cardboard cups…

1.) From Stanford University: Imagine the resources we would save if every coffee drinker brought a reusable cup to the coffee shop—even just for one day. If every Starbucks customer used a re-usable coffee thermos, we could save 1,181,600 tons of wood, 2,040,061,237 pounds of carbon dioxide, and 4,441,093,624 gallons of water every year. That’s more carbon dioxide than would be emitted if the entire population of San Francisco got in their cars and drove from San Francisco to New York. And it’s enough water to supply all of Los Angeles for 8 days.

2.) From Treehugger.com and Organic Style: “Take all the people who read this magazine, then persuade them to sip their morning coffee from a travel mug for one week. Result: Enough trees to fill two football fields will be spared the ax. Can’t commit to a week? Switching to reusable cups for just one day will save as much energy as using 1,000 gallons of gasoline.”

The Guardian explores whether reusable cups or cardboard cups are more green.

Conclusion: Bringing your own cup is the greener option.

Starbucks defeats the intention of my reusable cup

A story about Starbucks taking a reusable cup and making it pointless.

Due to an increase in pressure by customers, Tim Hortons has hired Turtle Island Recycling Corp. to take coffee cups left behind in its Toronto stores and turn them into roofing paper or cardboard boxes.

Read the article here.

Watch http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwEZnAXyglY

An okay solution for offices/public areas as all the components are recyclable.

Another interesting project on throw-away cups.

Visit killthecardboardcup.com for more information.