Comments on: It Was Time For New Reusable Coffee Mugs – What Do You Think? http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2008/01/31/it-was-time-for-new-reusable-coffee-mugs-what-do-you-think/ Sustainability, Environment, Progressive Politics, Peak Oil, Going Green. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 20:40:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: david http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2008/01/31/it-was-time-for-new-reusable-coffee-mugs-what-do-you-think/#comment-13921 david Tue, 05 Feb 2008 00:41:33 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2008/01/31/it-was-time-for-new-reusable-coffee-mugs-what-do-you-think/#comment-13921 Cool idea Ryan, but really, who knows how long they will last carrying hot liquid every day! And I agree, I don't think stainless steel is too recyclable, but it will last a very long time! Cool idea Ryan, but really, who knows how long they will last carrying hot liquid every day! And I agree, I don’t think stainless steel is too recyclable, but it will last a very long time!

]]> By: Ryan Young http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2008/01/31/it-was-time-for-new-reusable-coffee-mugs-what-do-you-think/#comment-13916 Ryan Young Mon, 04 Feb 2008 23:10:52 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2008/01/31/it-was-time-for-new-reusable-coffee-mugs-what-do-you-think/#comment-13916 I was JUST looking for a replacement mug the other day and came across one I thought looked appealing: http://dgs.greenhome.com/products/kitchen/coffee_accessories/114181/ It's a 100% compostable mug. I think stainless steel is a good bet, but I don't know how easy it is to recycle that. With these ones, they're made of 100% corn (not entirely sure if that's good either), and will biodegrade/compost. I haven't gotten one yet (a little pricey). I was JUST looking for a replacement mug the other day and came across one I thought looked appealing:

http://dgs.greenhome.com/products/kitchen/coffee_accessories/114181/

It’s a 100% compostable mug. I think stainless steel is a good bet, but I don’t know how easy it is to recycle that. With these ones, they’re made of 100% corn (not entirely sure if that’s good either), and will biodegrade/compost. I haven’t gotten one yet (a little pricey).

]]> By: David http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2008/01/31/it-was-time-for-new-reusable-coffee-mugs-what-do-you-think/#comment-13648 David Fri, 01 Feb 2008 16:12:11 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2008/01/31/it-was-time-for-new-reusable-coffee-mugs-what-do-you-think/#comment-13648 I agree Maria, it is starting to happen absolutely everywhere now. Unfortunately, it is not much different than people buying a car because of the name on the back end. Hyundai's new marketing campaign says a lot about this; it's pretty clever in that it tells you that your car does not make you who you are. Although they are still telling you what brand they are, it's a different way of looking at it. Thanks Maria! I agree Maria, it is starting to happen absolutely everywhere now. Unfortunately, it is not much different than people buying a car because of the name on the back end. Hyundai’s new marketing campaign says a lot about this; it’s pretty clever in that it tells you that your car does not make you who you are. Although they are still telling you what brand they are, it’s a different way of looking at it. Thanks Maria!

]]> By: maria http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2008/01/31/it-was-time-for-new-reusable-coffee-mugs-what-do-you-think/#comment-13645 maria Fri, 01 Feb 2008 15:37:17 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2008/01/31/it-was-time-for-new-reusable-coffee-mugs-what-do-you-think/#comment-13645 "Sorry, but if you want me to advertise for you, you should give me the mug for free." tangential comment: i agree with you wholeheartedly on this one. recently i was shopping for kids' socks at an outlet mall. i went into stores like oshkosh and SO many of the clothes had the brand name written all over them. even the socks! (they were also extremely gendered, another rant for another time). it bugs me so much that places like old navy will sell shirts with otherwise nice designs on the front, but worked in there somewhere is the phrase "old navy." i refuse to buy that stuff. they should be paying <i>me</i>. even the previously-innocuous mail-order companies like lands' end and l.l.bean have branded clothes now. but our weirdo culture makes it a status symbol. some people <i>like</i> wearing a shirt that says "gap" because somehow it says something positive about them. i don't get it. “Sorry, but if you want me to advertise for you, you should give me the mug for free.”
tangential comment: i agree with you wholeheartedly on this one. recently i was shopping for kids’ socks at an outlet mall. i went into stores like oshkosh and SO many of the clothes had the brand name written all over them. even the socks! (they were also extremely gendered, another rant for another time). it bugs me so much that places like old navy will sell shirts with otherwise nice designs on the front, but worked in there somewhere is the phrase “old navy.” i refuse to buy that stuff. they should be paying me. even the previously-innocuous mail-order companies like lands’ end and l.l.bean have branded clothes now.
but our weirdo culture makes it a status symbol. some people like wearing a shirt that says “gap” because somehow it says something positive about them. i don’t get it.

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