Put a lid on wastefulness

From time to time a hot cup of tea or coffee, specially blended Frappuccino or Vanilla Bean can surely uplift a sour mood after a horrific morning rush traffic. If it is a wintry morning with unexpected snow, then the bitter sweet flavor of Caramel mocha can jump start those icy cold but stressed nerves. Various flavors of coffee, tea and other dairy or non-dairy beverages are here to stay for a foreseeable time. With its bitter-sweet taste, these beverages bring "The Lids", like Hitchcock's horror movie "The Birds". Read the following excerpts from Seattle Post-Intelligencer:

.... when plastic lids are put into recyclable bins, they contaminate the contents. Most lids are made from polystyrene, a liquid hydrocarbon manufactured from petroleum. If polystyrene mixes with recyclable paper, the recyclables become waste.

The Environmental Protection Agency has not come to a definitive conclusion on the direct carcinogenic effects of polystyrene, but the evidence is mounting and science is slow. While we wait for more controlled studies to validate whether polystyrene is toxic to the human body, more lids are being made all the time.

Using one's own coffee mug or recyclable lids perhaps are the quickest solution. However, the market is governed by "profit", and seldom by the "Inconvenient Truth".

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Put a lid on wastefulness

Regards,
Sohel