Taiwan to ban paper cups in offices, schools
Posted by TheShot on 29 Mar 2007 | Tagged as: Café Society, Quality Issues
Now we’ve written before about the importance of a good cup when drinking espresso. And we’ve written that there are times where what’s right for flavor and what’s right for the environment go hand-in-hand. The paper cup issue is the perfect example, and some governments are contributing to the cause: Taiwan to ban paper cups in offices, schools.
This news will cheer American greenies and encourage hopes of similar actions here. But even if we are a nation addicted to convenience, I’d welcome more cafés that would at least offer the option of getting my espresso in a dirty cup. Too often the cafés here — including even good cafés serving good espresso — don’t even bother. Why should your customers take your espresso seriously if you can’t even do the same?
UPDATE: May 17, 2007
In Canada, a regional Councilman from Toronto is proposing that an incremental tax or fee be added to take-out coffee purchases served in cups not made of recyclable material: Osprey Media. - Niagara Falls Review - Ontario, CA.
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on 12 Apr 2007 at 9:49 am -04:00T 1.Espresso News and Reviews - TheShot.coffeeratings.com » Germany: McDonald’s Jazzes Up Restaurants With McCafés said …
[...] I’ve lamented the bizarre insistence on paper-cups-only service by so many espresso retailers in America. Adding insult to injury, according to yesterday’s Deutsche Welle, now even the McDonald’s in Germany are breaking out the porcelain cups: McDonald’s Jazzes Up Restaurants Amid Anti-Union Accusations | Business | Deutsche Welle | 11.04.2007. [...]