This post isn't much of a pro-environmentalist idea but more of an awareness one. Tim Hortons has been promoting reusable mugs for customers because they feel it will prevent waste going into the environment caused by their paper cups.
As a result, they have been posting persuasive ads in their shops and websites to try and get customers to buy reusable mugs because paper mugs are non-recyclable.
But here's the catch. A usable cup/mug might not be thrown after it's first use, but what about washing the mug each time after it's use and the amount of water being used to wash it in the lifetime of someone drinking coffee? Add to that the water waste going into the environment.
The paper cups to my knowledge come from wood which in turn comes from trees which in turn grow on water. So the way to end this post is with the important question that are you really making a difference by buying reusable cups that use up water to be cleaned each time it is used?
Something worthy for readers to think about.
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