Green Holiday Gifts: Reusable Travel Mug

From my friend Zem at ecofabulous...

A Reusable Travel Mug!

Travel mugs are the way to go when you're on the go but in dire need of a beverage break. Did you know that once daily drinkers can save nearly 23 pounds of paper cup waste a year by simply toting around their own reusable mug. End to end the amount of disposable cups used for hot beverages could circle the earth about 55 times. And that's not including the negligibly useful sleeve they give you these days. As many are wary of pouring steaming hot liquids into plastic for fear that chemicals will leach into their beverage, we've come across some bioplastic mugs perfect for this must-do on the eco-agenda. I'm Organic offers Eco Travel Mugs made entirely from corn and oatmeal printed with vegetable based inks that have cute graphics and proudly state "I'm Organic," "Kiss Me - I'm Organic" or "I Love Organics." The jury's still out on how long these babies last (they're handwashable), but, in the meantime, you'll be throwing away less and making a meaningful statement. And if you can get some fair-trade, organic coffee into your mug, that's all the better. As a side note, if you ever find yourself mugless at your favorite java joint and opt for the paper cup, first make sure they don't double-up, and if you must take a sleeve, when you're done with it, just slip it off and put it back where it came from or stick it in your car and save it for the next time you wind up at a cafe sans your commuter mug (it happens to all of us at some point). Cheers!

Travel mugs are the way to go when you're on the go but in dire need of a beverage break. Did you know that once daily drinkers can save nearly 23 pounds of paper cup waste a year by simply toting around their own reusable mug. End to end the amount of disposable cups used for hot beverages could circle the earth about 55 times. And that's not including the negligibly useful sleeve they give you these days. As many are wary of pouring steaming hot liquids into plastic for fear that chemicals will leach into their beverage, we've come across some bioplastic mugs perfect for this must-do on the eco-agenda. I'm Organic offers Eco Travel Mugs made entirely from corn and oatmeal printed with vegetable based inks that have cute graphics and proudly state "I'm Organic," "Kiss Me - I'm Organic" or "I Love Organics." The jury's still out on how long these babies last (they're handwashable), but, in the meantime, you'll be throwing away less and making a meaningful statement. And if you can get some fair-trade, organic coffee into your mug, that's all the better. As a side note, if you ever find yourself mugless at your favorite java joint and opt for the paper cup, first make sure they don't double-up, and if you must take a sleeve, when you're done with it, just slip it off and put it back where it came from or stick it in your car and save it for the next time you wind up at a cafe sans your commuter mug (it happens to all of us at some point). Cheers!

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[caravan holidays]

Hi,

If you are giving a gift to someone who lives in your home, try wrapping it in one of your reusable shopping bags. They are already hanging around, dying to be used again.