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Recyclable or not, it's completely absurd that one-time-use cups are used for on-premises consumption in the first place. Given that it (surely!) takes vastly m
by dTal 2y ago
Recyclable or not, it's completely absurd that one-time-use cups are used for on-premises consumption in the first place. Given that it (surely!) takes vastly more resources to manufacture from scratch, transport to the place of use, and then dispose of an entire plastic cup than to rinse out a reusable container, there is clearly something desperately wrong with the accounting of the "invisible hand", which is meant to eliminate such inefficiencies.
I've no doubt that it "costs less", but in any sane world it shouldn't.
- gdjskshh 2y agoI also dislike the lack of mugs in coffee shops. Big chains don't have them at all, and local shops you need to specifically ask for it or they assume a paper cup. I'm often the only person drinking out of a mug in a coffee shop full of people. But I'm a grumpy old man that doesn't understand today's world, and I accept that. Leaving work to drive to Starbucks and buy a coffee (instead of using the kuerig or espresso machine in the break room) is gen z's version of stepping out for a smoke break.
- dehugger 2y agoStarbucks does have mugs, but similar to the local shops you must ask for them.