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“City Experiments with Reusable Cups at Starbucks, Taco Bell and 30 Other Restaurants–with Return Bins all over town” (www.goodnewsnetwork.org)

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Around 50 billion disposable drink cups are used every year in the US, but in the city of Petaluma, we will see if Americans have the discipline to reduce this footprint.

The city numbers around 60,000 people, and will participate in the Reuseable Cup Project. The aim is to furnish 30 local restaurants, from Starbucks to Taco Bell, with identical, durable, plastic drink cups, which customers and diners can use and then either leave on the table, or deposit in a network of dropoff bins around the city.

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[–] Aeri@lemmy.world 10 points 5 months ago

One thing I think is stupid is that I can't just carry my own damn cup (easily)

I have a 16 oz cup, ring it out as whatever size that is, done.

I have one similar to this but if you try to do anything non standard at a restaurant they get fussy.

The best I can do is go to taco bell and pay for a drink but not take their cup.