![]() ![]() Does the reuse outweigh the environmental impact of making these reusable cups? The answer, luckily, is yes, so long as you keep them around long enough. But then, I started to think about the petroleum used to make that plastic, and the energy used to fire the kilns that bake ceramic mugs like yours. ![]() I can remember one cold winter day stepping into a Starbucks back home and feeling good as I purchased a green plastic tumbler. When I mentioned this to a friend once, his retort was, "Think of all the water you waste washing your ceramic mug, and the energy necessary to produce the mug in the first place." What are the real equations at play here? How many times would I have to reuse my mug to make it the ecologically "better" alternative?Īsked by Erik Uzureau, '01, Tuscon, Ariz.Īs a born and bred Seattleite, I care a lot about the environment and coffee. Q: I have an aversion to creating garbage, and as such, I find disposable coffee cups abhorrent. ![]()
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