CBC Interview discussing #cleanupfred13

Here is a recording of Terry Seguin interviewing me this morning.

#Cleanupfred13 Community Cleanup in Fredericton - April 21st

Facebook event page
The second (possibly annual) #cleanupfred garbage cleanup is scheduled for April 21st. Feelsgood.ca is helping organize this event which includes Earthbound Trio playing some tunes along with free beer ( for those of age ) and food for all! This is a family friendly event so please bring your children as we will have a scavenger hunt and prizes to give away. If you would like to help out please contact me at discardedcomfort@gmail.com

We will be meeting at the Capital Bar (Patio if we get a sunny day) at 12:00 pm sharp for a quick safety talk, some directions, and a word from Mayor Woodside.

Everyone will break up and begin picking up trash from all over the city. If you are looking for some good spots, take a look at this google map with some recommended areas http://goo.gl/maps/OkhS8

Please ensure that you drop your garbage bags either at the Loyalist's Club, the Northside Green (near garbage cans along the driveway), FHS (at the Priestman entrance), or at the Capital Bar driveway. We will pick the bags up later in the day.

We also encourage volunteers to separate recyclables and take them home or to a public recycling bin.

Thank you all for your participation! If you have any questions feel free to send them via this event or to Chafic Haddad on facebook or email discardedcomfort@gmail.com

In Partnership with:

greenshopsfredericton.ca
feelsgood.ca
frype.ca
realfoodsfredericton.ca
myspace.com/earthboundtrio
frederictontrailscoalition.com

#Cleanupfred13 Photo Contest!

Calling all photographers!  Cleanupfred Photo Contest!

Please bring your cameras to take some photographs of discarded coffee cups!  Even use your phone's camera!  

The way it works:

Upload the photos to the Facebook event page or on twitter with the hashtag #cleanupfred13.

A winner will be selected a week later and will receive a free pass to Folly Fest! 

Come on Saint John !

So...Saint John seems to love their Timmys as well!  

#cleanupfred13 Event Planned April 21st in Fredericton

The second (possibly annual) #cleanupfred garbage cleanup is scheduled for April 21st.We plan on having a band along with free beer ( for those of age ) and food for all! This is a family friendly event so please bring your children as we will have a scavenger hunt and prizes to give away. If you would like to help out please contact me at discardedcomfort@gmail.com

More information on the event to follow.

My $1 Re-Usable Starbucks Cup

So I bought a $1 re-usable cup from Starbucks and have used it about 5 times in the past couple weeks. The barista told me that the cup is good for at least 30 coffees but didn't really give me much details.  I mean, does Starbucks assume we handwash our cups?  Did they take into account those who will put it in the dishwasher?  Does it even matter?

I'm going to keep track of each time I use the cup for a coffee (whether I make it or not), other (which includes tea or lemon juice) and each time I put it in the dishwasher.

I'm sure these cups are durable enough to handle 30 hot coffees!!

Starbucks' Cheap ReUsable Cups

Today I found out that this exists:

It's a reusable cup that only costs a buck!

I've always thought that it would be neat if cafes would charge the standard 2 dollars for people that had re-usable cups and an extra dollar for paper cup customers.  This would be sort of a penalty tax for not bringing a reusable cup in.  Starbucks is taking this in a different direction however.  For 1 dollar, you can hang on to this cup, wash it, and re-use it again.  When you bring it in for a refill, you'll receive a 10 cent discount.  The cup pays for itself after 10 visits!  I'm not sure how long these cups last before they break down, but they look and feel tough.   I may have to buy a cup tomorrow and test it's durability!

Starbucks aims to convert 5% of their paper cup users over to plastic reusable or travel mug customers by 2015.    It's great to see that a huge coffee corporation keeping stats on it's impact on garbage and energy consumption.  Starbucks reports that they've seen a 55 percent increase in travel mug use over the past three years.  The coffee giant is an environmentally conscious company and actively engages with this customers via social media.

I really hope that more consumers helps Starbucks meets their environmental goals over the next few years.  For more information on Starbucks' commitment to sustainability and it's impact to the environment please head to www.starbucks.com/responsibility/environment for more info.