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Takeaway cups release microplastics into your coffee, study finds (news.uq.edu.au)
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[–] 13 points 2 days ago (5 children)

Most coffee drinkers are addicts.

If you're an addict, I see no reason why you wouldn't bring your own steel double wall vacuum mug.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 days ago (4 children)

    I do actually, but by the time I've transferred it, the damage is done. Baristas have told me they have to put it in disposable cup rather than using mine.

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  • [–] 10 points 2 days ago (2 children)

    Boycott those stores.

    Decent coffee shops offer a discount if you bring a reusable mug, because it saves them a disposable one.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 days ago (1 child)

    A disposable coffee cup costs cents. They throw out far more than that in unsold food at the end of the day. It's not really about the cost of the cup.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 day ago

    They throw out far more than that in unsold food at the end of the day.

    Again, if the store is wasting food, boycott it (or persuade it to stop doing so).

    Decent coffee shops partner with local homeless shelters, or food apps / messageboards (Olio, Too Good To Go, …), to find takers for their leftovers.

    It’s not really about the cost of the cup.

    Indeed, which is why I did not say that it was “really about the cost of the cup”. The latter is, as you correctly imply, only one factor.

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