Thursday, March 27, 2008

Enjoying My Chai Even More

The City of Fort Collins may have yet to ban bottled water, but in the famous words of Bob Dylan, "The Times They Are A-Changin'."

In a recent trip to the concession stand at Edora Pool and Ice Center(where I work), I was astonished. While new recycle bins had recently been placed in the facility, also to my approval, I never expected to see sustainability at the "snack bar."

Rather than the usual stryofoam cup I receive my chai in, my frothed chai was dispensed in an Eco-Product brand cup.

"Made using a PLA bio-plastic inner lining, these paper hot cups are fully compostable," according to the companies web site.

Eco-Products is a Boulder based company which specializes in selling sustainable food service products, janitorial supplies, and household supplies. According to their site they have:
1.) Saved 1,837 trees
2.) Prevented 6,484 pounds of greenhouse gases from being emitted
3.) And, saved enough oil to drive from New York to LA 303 times

I will now enjoy my chai to greater extent, if possible. And, I am anticipating the arrival of the Eco-Product plates to the Epic snack bar. According to an inside source they're coming soon...

1 comment:

Matt Brown said...

I love this new wave of bio-degradable containers. I was watching the Food Network and saw a bottled water company who makes their bottle from corn starch! Cool stuff.