paper cup HOT, foam cup NOT
yesturday, santa monica was the latest in a slew of california cities to officially implement a ban on the use of styrofoam beverage containers. (they are the only city to ban BOTH styrofoam AND non-recyclable plastics) suitable alternatives are more expensive in the all ready tightly budgeted and highly competitive restaurant business, instilling fear in many smaller establishments. sometimes the cost can be as high as double…
check out this awesome ceramic cup! only $20 at DCI PRODUCT VIA JOSH SPEARso remember peeps, you get what you pay for. ante up and save mama earth. new york, when are we going to jump on this BANdwagon?
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photo: MEDOFFICEDIRECT.COM
The migration of styrene from a polystyrene cup into the beverage it contains has been observed to be as high as 0.025% for a single use. That may seem like a rather low number, until you work it this way: If you drink beverages from polystyrene cups four times a day for three years, you may have consumed about one foam cup’s worth of styrene along with your beverage.
Mmm…. chem-i-callyyyy…
Comment by Paper Cups — June 2, 2009 @ 2:02 pm