I don't often use this blog to talk about non-tech stuff, but this particular issue deals with a company that is close to just about any techie's heart: Starbucks. So please forgive a little non-topical literary license to bring up an issue that is important to me.
Now, I can't live without my Triple Grande White Chocolate Mocha every day. Yes, I understand it is a $4 a day habit. Yes i know they're a legal drug dealer. It's better than smoking. Between that White Mocha and my Venti ice water every day, I am personally responsible for a lot of paper and plastic being consumed on a monthly basis. If you think of all the Starbucks that are out there, and how many drinks are ordered every day... that's a lot of cups.
So let me ask what seems like would be an obvious question: if Starbucks is supposedly so Earth-conscious, and uses recycled cups and cup-holders... why is it not recycling in its own stores? I always bring my cups home so that I can dump them in the recycle bin here... but think of the impact on the planet if every Starbucks put out a separate bin for paper cups, and a separate bin for plastic cups, and did a marketing push in the store to educate people about recycling.
So how about it Starbucks... why aren't you enabling your customers to do more for the planet?