NEW THING–MAKIN COFFEE BEAN GREEN (Or many attempts to)
Since I have an addiction to ice blended vanilla soy drinks at Coffee Bean, I looked in the back seat of my car and see that it has turned into a dumpster for plastic. Normally I would just feel guilty and move on, knowing the thought of giving up my addiction to these ice blended drinks was NOT an option. But no longer! I must DO SOMETHING NEW and take ACTION! I decided to call Coffee Bean head offices and ask them if they would start using recyclables for their cups, so I am no longer a part of being a big hazard to the environment.
Watch and see the many attempts it takes to try to make a change, and then watch and you might be surprised at what I discover when I finally get COFFEE BEAN HEADQUARTERS on the phone……
Classic! I wonder where they are located because everyone you talked to actually sounded really friendly. Anyway, um, yeah, turn over the cup next time! But it’s true that it depends on the county and state and places like LA recycle more than DC but less than San Francisco. Another green point for Kali-fon-ya.
Classic! I wonder where they are located because everyone you talked to actually sounded really friendly. Anyway, um, yeah, turn over the cup next time! But it’s true that it depends on the county and state and places like LA recycle more than DC but less than San Francisco. Another green point for Kali-fon-ya.
I wonder if (the previous commenter probably knows a lot more about this than I do) Coffee
Bean could afford to use biodegradable plastic cups–if such cups even exist, plastic
traditionally being so un-biodegradable. If CB could afford to, it then wouldn’t matter, environmentally speaking, whether or not their customers threw their cups away…because
I don’t think we need to recycle biodegradables, do we?
What your little saga brings to light is that a company may gain good PR if they use recyclable cups–but, then, if customers don’t then recycle those cups, no tangible good is actually achieved…
Or: since cups can definitely be made out of a biodegradable “paper”-like material–well,
would you still buy your daily drink if it came in such a “paper” cup instrad of a plastic one? Or is an essential part of your drink experience also being able to see your drink sloshing around inside a clear container?
If not, perhaps another phone call is in order for Greenstra.
Thoughtfully,
PM
I wonder if (the previous commenter probably knows a lot more about this than I do) Coffee
Bean could afford to use biodegradable plastic cups–if such cups even exist, plastic
traditionally being so un-biodegradable. If CB could afford to, it then wouldn’t matter, environmentally speaking, whether or not their customers threw their cups away…because
I don’t think we need to recycle biodegradables, do we?
What your little saga brings to light is that a company may gain good PR if they use recyclable cups–but, then, if customers don’t then recycle those cups, no tangible good is actually achieved…
Or: since cups can definitely be made out of a biodegradable “paper”-like material–well,
would you still buy your daily drink if it came in such a “paper” cup instrad of a plastic one? Or is an essential part of your drink experience also being able to see your drink sloshing around inside a clear container?
If not, perhaps another phone call is in order for Greenstra.
Thoughtfully,
PM