Comments on: Earth Day every day, every few years http://daryllang.com/blog/200 Daryl Lang's blog about media, culture and transit Tue, 02 Mar 2010 11:50:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Renee http://daryllang.com/blog/200/comment-page-1#comment-67 Renee Wed, 23 Apr 2008 05:07:03 +0000 http://daryllang.com/blog/?p=200#comment-67 Recycling was hardwired into me from youth on into college, where my dorm room sat across the hall from 7 giant bins for sorting recyclables. (Green glass, brown glass, clear glass were three. This was college there were alcohol bottles) For the past 4 years I've had to buy my own bin to collect recyclables and schlep them to the nearest collection point. However, as for Starbucks... my coworker had a regular thing of getting her chai in a reusable cup at the one near my office. Not sure if she got a discount for that, because once the folks at Starbucks got to know us as regulars, we all seem to get discounts... Recycling was hardwired into me from youth on into college, where my dorm room sat across the hall from 7 giant bins for sorting recyclables. (Green glass, brown glass, clear glass were three. This was college there were alcohol bottles)

For the past 4 years I’ve had to buy my own bin to collect recyclables and schlep them to the nearest collection point.

However, as for Starbucks… my coworker had a regular thing of getting her chai in a reusable cup at the one near my office. Not sure if she got a discount for that, because once the folks at Starbucks got to know us as regulars, we all seem to get discounts…

]]> By: Nolt http://daryllang.com/blog/200/comment-page-1#comment-66 Nolt Tue, 22 Apr 2008 19:25:34 +0000 http://daryllang.com/blog/?p=200#comment-66 It's worth noting that the "Bucks" will give you a discount if you bring in your own mug/cup. Maybe not in the big city, but it's hometown, at least. I'll further admit to bringing in my Peet's Coffee mug and still getting the discount! Would this have been a more insightful comment if I remembered what the discount was? It’s worth noting that the “Bucks” will give you a discount if you bring in your own mug/cup. Maybe not in the big city, but it’s hometown, at least. I’ll further admit to bringing in my Peet’s Coffee mug and still getting the discount!

Would this have been a more insightful comment if I remembered what the discount was?

]]> By: Betsy http://daryllang.com/blog/200/comment-page-1#comment-65 Betsy Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:16:25 +0000 http://daryllang.com/blog/?p=200#comment-65 I agree with the coffee cups thought. I was just thinking today what a waste it is as I plopped my Dunkin' Donuts latte cup on the table. I'm going to make a point of carrying my own cup with me. Starbucks will honor such requests if they are made, as will most places. I think the city is way behind other parts of the country when it comes to recycling and whatnot. After 9/11, they did away with recycling for a while because of the expense. In some urban areas, trash and recycling don't need to be separated anymore. And when it comes to disposable, I've learned over the the years that things are not always what they appear: it produces more environmental waste to make a paper cup than to throw away a styrofoam one. Go figure. I do think we should get away from disposibility, where possible, but I think the rest of the country, where they have cupholders in cars and are less likely to stop for coffee on the way to work, disposibility is less common. But then again, what do I know? I agree with the coffee cups thought. I was just thinking today what a waste it is as I plopped my Dunkin’ Donuts latte cup on the table. I’m going to make a point of carrying my own cup with me. Starbucks will honor such requests if they are made, as will most places.

I think the city is way behind other parts of the country when it comes to recycling and whatnot. After 9/11, they did away with recycling for a while because of the expense. In some urban areas, trash and recycling don’t need to be separated anymore. And when it comes to disposable, I’ve learned over the the years that things are not always what they appear: it produces more environmental waste to make a paper cup than to throw away a styrofoam one. Go figure. I do think we should get away from disposibility, where possible, but I think the rest of the country, where they have cupholders in cars and are less likely to stop for coffee on the way to work, disposibility is less common.

But then again, what do I know?

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