Why Do Businesses Still Stock Disposable Coffee Cups?
Everyone is trying to save the planet, which is a very good thing. I’m sure we’ll all look back at some point and say, “Wow, and we thought that was enough?” but for now it’s just good to see that “going green” has become a commonly accepted goal of both individual people and businesses. Because of this, some of the most basic items in every business are being reconsidered. Even those that are only interested in saving money are now looking at things differently now that the greener option may also be the cheaper one. Let’s take a look at disposable coffee cups, and see why people even still consider them.
Most Fast Food Joints Sort Of Have To Use Disposable Coffee Cups
Restaurants and offices are really the only business types that still use disposable coffee cups, for the most part. There’s not many options for fast food restaurants. They pretty much have to provide their customers with a product that they expect to be thrown away since they certainly can’t expect them to bring back dishes. This is the way fast food will work, and there will always be a need for disposable coffee cups, until someone comes up with something truly innovative.
Sit-Down Restaurants Could Go Greener
In sit down cafes, or other similar restaurants, disposable cups are usually a product of the bottom line. Unfortunately, the savings are probably false. Although each individual purchase is certainly less, paying for the same product over and over again when you don’t have to is very wasteful since they could buy re-usable cups instead. Of course, someone would have to clean those cups. Is it really worth paying someone to do that? Well, that would depend on a lot of factors, including how much disposable cups actually cost you, if you are currently using a machine with unused capacity, and how much you pay your dishwashers. No one, however, can say that you wouldn’t be cutting down on your waste production considerably.
Offices That Can Expect Visitors Have Few Choice
Lots of offices that get a lot of visitors, as a courtesy, offer coffee free. This is kind of similar to the dilemma with fast food. Can you really expect clients to supply their own cups? However, with the office lobby, there is a simple solution, although it may not be socially acceptable just yet. Since the coffee is, after all, free in the first place, there’s no financial reason these offices have to provide coffee at all. Unfortunately, getting rid of disposable coffee cups, even if it’s to help save the environment, would likely be considered rude by customers.
No Excuse For Offices That Have No Visitors
Is there really a point for offices who don’t see visitors much at all to still have disposable coffee cups on hand? Not only is this wasteful, but it’s expensive, too. There’s no reason that a company can’t provide permanent, washable coffee cups to their employees instead of paying for disposables over and over again, and that’s if employees don’t already have their own cups, as many do who have their own desks. These companies would very quickly see a money savings when they stop ordering disposable coffee cups.
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