Tex > writes:
> It might improve the taste of the coffee if they used a more aromatic
> paper! ;-) I've been aware of the difference between post-production
> and post-consumer recycling for decades. To my mind there's a huge
> difference between the two, and there should be a distinction made on
> the recycling labels.

How common is it to use post-consumer recycled waste for food uses?
I wonder if the additional processing required to make it suitable for
that (non-toxic, no weird flavors, mechanically robust enough to hold
hot liquids well) might make it not so much of a win as you'd think.

Personally I prefer getting café coffee in a mug (it stays hot longer,
and just feels nicer), but many places like sbux seem to push paper
cups, I gather because they're trying to encourage people to leave once
they've bought something...

[anyone know how the environmental cost of washing a cup -- energy /
water / chemicals -- compares to producing a new paper cup...?]

-Miles

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