http://keithn.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] keithn.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] davis_square 2014-12-31 02:01 pm (UTC)

Aside from keeping drinks warmer for longer and keeping your hand from being burned, foam cups are better for the environment.

Search for yourself.

http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2013/02/your-paper-cup-is-destroying-the-world.html
http://www.bostonglobe.com/magazine/2014/04/02/why-paper-cups-just-aren-greener/W3TIBJ9dff8INlumPQvHSI/story.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/paul-alexander/paper-or-foam-for-your-ta_b_5169335.html
http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702304732804579425493477617388
http://1800recycling.com/2010/03/styrofoam-paper-cups
http://www.ecojoes.com/styrofoam-cups-vs-paper-cups/

It's pretty sad when well intended people cause stupid changes.

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