Tim Horton’s Is Recycling Cups in North Vancouver
A few months back, when Tim Horton’s was rrrolling up the rrrim, I lamented that contests like this, while fun, do nothing but encourage people to buy disposable cups. Even when I would bring my own mug to the drive thru, the clerks would hand over an empty cup, because it was the game piece.
The worst part is the cups are unrecyclable. Check that – Tim Horton’s cups were unrecyclable. Check out what they’e done to the garbage bins inside my neighborhood Tim’s.
I LOVE this approach. Canadians are usually pretty good at cleaning up after themselves, and the sealed bins really hammer home the point that you don’t have to put everything in the garbage. While the bins are all sealed up, tent cards are scattered around the restaurant pointing people to the recycling bins which are now available for the cups.
So the Tim Horton’s cups in North Vancouver are recyclable. Good. Now Starbucks needs to get on board with the program. It’s red cup time in a few weeks.
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