This week of February 7-13, participating Aspen coffee shops will compete to see who can use the most reusable cups and decrease the use of disposables.
Participating businesses include Peaches Cafe, Cafe Ink, Parallel 15, Starbucks, Boden’s Butter, French Pastry Cafe, the Corner Store and Paradise Bakery. Stop by City Hall to pick up a free reusable mug and visit AspenZGreen.com for more information.
Everyone has a favorite coffee shop in Aspen, and this month ZGreen is encouraging everyone to get out and support their favorite by using a reusable cup.
The ZGreen Cup Challenge is a competition among coffee shops in Aspen to see which business can use the most reusable cups in one week. As a customer, remember to bring your reusable mug. Don’t have one? Stop by City Hall to pick up a free reusable coffee mug. Encourage your friends and co-workers to do the same, but don’t stop there. Start making a habit of bringing your mug, and it will save you money throughout the year. All participating coffee shops offer a discount if you “BYOM,” and savings could average $200 a year if you drink coffee every day.
Why Reusable? Most coffee cups are made from 100% virgin white paper, not recycled paper, because recycled content can’t withstand high temperatures. With the U.S. using 23 billion paper coffee cups each year, that’s more than 9 million trees that were needed to make those cups. Also, most cups are covered with a thin plastic resin that helps insulate the cup. This lining prevents the cup from being recycled or composted, which means that all those cups end up in the landfill.