tastrax wrote:Good idea but I would want to know which seeds would be in the cup. Maybe Australian natives suitable for home gardens and attracting bees and native birds.
Moondog55 wrote:Well at the moment coffee cups are neither bio-degradable or recyclable and I for one would like to see some change there. As for the rubbish aspect people do that anyway with no thought.
Biggles wrote:No, not a good idea at all. It is a disposable masquerading as being useful after the fact. But it simply reinforces the lazy throw-away mentality that is so deeply entrenched in the Australian psyche, to say nothing of the problems the US has with waste. I don't use take-away cups; I take my own MONT cup with me wherever I go.
Aushiker wrote:Biggles wrote:No, not a good idea at all. It is a disposable masquerading as being useful after the fact. But it simply reinforces the lazy throw-away mentality that is so deeply entrenched in the Australian psyche, to say nothing of the problems the US has with waste. I don't use take-away cups; I take my own MONT cup with me wherever I go.
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Also how do you ensure that the plants are appropriate for the area?
Neo wrote:We don't see the actual volume of single use waste in our daily lives. Coffee cups are a mere blip on the radar.
That product we like to buy (every item!) comes in plastic and cardboard, was delivered to the store in more cardboard stacked on a timber pallet and wrapped up with copious amounts of clingwrap. The ingredients to make that product were also delivered to the factory, packaged and wrapped in more chuckout materials, all the way from the farms and/or mines. The ingredients to produce those parts ... etc etc
Biggles wrote:You can have your cup and eat it too...
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