{"id":2841,"date":"2011-02-07T09:53:43","date_gmt":"2011-02-07T16:53:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eataspen.com\/blog\/?p=2841"},"modified":"2011-02-07T09:53:43","modified_gmt":"2011-02-07T16:53:43","slug":"zgreen-cup-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eataspen.com\/blog\/zgreen-cup-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"ZGreen Cup Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>This week of February 7-13, participating Aspen coffee shops<\/a> will compete to see who can use the most reusable cups and decrease the use of disposables.<\/p>\n

Participating businesses include Peaches Cafe<\/a>,\u00a0Cafe Ink<\/a>, Parallel 15<\/a>, Starbucks<\/a>, Boden’s Butter<\/a>, French Pastry Cafe<\/a>, the Corner Store<\/a> and Paradise Bakery<\/a>. Stop by City Hall to pick up a free reusable mug and visit AspenZGreen.com<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n

Everyone has a favorite coffee shop in Aspen<\/a>, and this month ZGreen\u00a0is encouraging everyone to get out and support their favorite by using\u00a0a reusable cup.<\/p>\n

The ZGreen Cup Challenge is a competition among coffee shops in\u00a0Aspen to see which business can use the most reusable cups in one\u00a0week. As a customer, remember to bring your reusable mug. Don\u2019t have\u00a0one? Stop by City Hall to pick up a free reusable coffee mug. Encourage your friends\u00a0and co-workers to do the same, but don\u2019t stop there. Start making a\u00a0habit of bringing your mug, and it will save you money throughout the\u00a0year. All participating coffee shops offer a discount if you \u201cBYOM,\u201d\u00a0and savings could average $200 a year if you drink coffee every day.<\/p>\n

Why Reusable? <\/strong>Most coffee cups are made from 100% virgin white\u00a0paper, not recycled paper, because recycled content can\u2019t withstand\u00a0high temperatures. With the U.S. using 23 billion paper coffee cups\u00a0each year, that\u2019s more than 9 million trees that were needed to make\u00a0those cups. Also, most cups are covered with a thin plastic resin\u00a0that helps insulate the cup. This lining prevents the cup from being\u00a0recycled or composted, which means that all those cups end up in the\u00a0landfill.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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