We are a paper cup free cafe…

here’s why

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Did you know that billions of coffee cups are thrown away every year and that 99% of them are never recycled?

Here’s the thing… even though paper is easy to recycle, paper coffee cups are lined with a wax/plastic coating (to keep the paper from getting soggy) that makes them nearly impossible to recycle. Even if a city or recycling center has the ability to recycle them, most people won’t make the effort to ensure their cups end up in the right place to get recycled.

Compostable cups aren’t much better because they need to be commercially composted, which means they won’t break down in a landfill or even in your at-home compost system.

So we’re taking the guess-work out of it.

We want to rewrite the narrative of “convenience culture” and show that sustainability doesn’t have to be hard. We also believe it’s up to businesses to inspire change on a large scale.

Here’s how it works:

  • Come to our cafe. If you don’t have your own cup with you, not to worry, we’ll send you with one of our glass jars (the price is included in our menu already!)

  • Don’t throw your cup away. Re-use it at our shop for a .25 cent discount, drop it off in our handy “jar shelf” for the same discount, use it at other coffee shops and encourage them to make the switch, put spaghetti sauce in it at home…just don’t throw it away.

See? Easy.

FAQ’s

  • Isn’t it more expensive to buy glass?

    • Yes and no. Although the initial investment is a bit more than buying disposable paper cups (not much though, only about .50 cents-ish per glass jar), our goal is that in the long run, using glass will be cheaper because more and more people will re-use their jars or their own cups, and we won’t have to order more supply as often.

  • What if I accumulate a bunch of jars?

    • Yay! Bring them back! You get .50 cents for every jar you bring back, which means the more the merrier. Jars must be free of cracks/dents and include the lid to qualify for a return discount. Otherwise, they’re fully recyclable.

  • Why not just do what everyone else is doing?

    • We think small (or big) steps truly do add up and we hope to leave the coffee industry (and Grand County!) cleaner than we found it.