I WILL BRING MY OWN MUG WHEN BUYING TAKE-AWAY COFFEE. I CHALLENGE YOU TO DO THE SAME! Our love for coffee and other takeaway foods supports an enormous consumption of disposable cups around the world (billions every year). It’s a growing environmental problem that deserves attention. The biggest issue with the use of disposable cups is that they are made to last for only one use. A lot of energy goes into creating them and disposing of them just for one coffee or soda that lasts less than an hour. There are also rising concerns about the health implications of using disposable cups, especially for hot liquids. Plastics and other ingredients used in cups may be ingested along with your drink. What can you do about it? The biggest impact you can have is to change your personal habit so you reduce our reliance on disposable cups. Vote with your wallet to show support for a more sustainable future. • Reduce your dependence on single use cups by bringing your own reusable alternative and/or taking your drinks to go less often. • Know what a meaningful alternative to disposable cups really is. Not all recyclable and biodegradable claims are authentic. • Support efforts to solve this problem by giving your business to companies actively seeking a solution. • Educate others about the issue. As a member of the Earth Tribe through the TIDE TURNERS PLASTIC CHALLENGE, I take the Clean Seas pledge to turn the tide on plastics. This is a creative campaign from one of our activities in the Tide Turners Plastic Challenge that aims to fight plastic pollution. Here are the other fan signs you can include: • I am giving up my plastic straws. • I will use my own take-out containers. • I will use refillable water bottle/tumbler. • I will bring my own mug when buying take-away coffee. Reference from cleanseas.org I encourage you to do the same and get 5 other people to start the campaign in fighting Plastic pollution. Do the pledge now and commit to #Cleanseas. Help us in creating a sustainable Healthy Planet!