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Green It: Reduce coffee break waste
How many times have you bought a drink from a coffee shop and thrown away the cup and java jacket right after you were done? I know I'm guilty. I've trashed these things for years without thinking twice.
Milton's in the Kansas Union is encouraging customers to think about the environment by recycling java jackets and offering 25 cents off a drink when you bring in your own cup.
The Union Milton's manager Vanessa Peda says these eco-friendly ideas were started before she became the manager, but the whole idea is to help leave a smaller footprint.
Recycling java jackets and bringing in your own cup helps eliminate waste and also saves Milton's and customers money, says Peda.
Reusing java jackets, Peda says, might get people to think about recycling when they can. Usuallyjava jackets are used once and then tossed,but the jackets can easily be reused by multiple customers, says Peda.
Customers can place used java
jackets in a bowl on the Milton's countertop. Java jackets and cups can be from anywhere, they don't have to be just Milton's products, says Peda.
Peda also says that Milton's tries
to recycle as much of their waste as possible. She says most of their coffee is bought local from Z's Divine Espresso, 1800 E.23rd St.which eliminates the need for shipping.
Next time you make a coffee break at Milton's, remember to recycle that java jacket and bring in your own cup to help save money and reduce waste.
Heather Melanson
LIBERTY HALL·LAWRENCE KANSAS
AVETT BROTHERS W/JUSTIN GORDON
YONDER MOUNTAIN STRING BAND
OZOMATLI
& CHALI 2NA
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September 11,2008