Mother's like their daughters Trashy...

...at least mine does!

It's Mother's Day! In celebration of my undying adoration and appreciation for my amazing Mother, I'm going to share this news article that she sent me earlier this week. Thanks for feeding my Trash addiction Ma...

Keurig reverses course on refillable K-Cup coffee pods after a fierce backlash

Now the "fierce backlash" is really more about hipsters inability to brew their own organic, single origin, limited reserve, Ethiopian, medium roast coffee beans in the newest generation of Keurig machines than it is about the waste that disposable k-cups generate but I'll take what I can get.

Unlike past models of the Keurig machines the Keurig 2.0 cannot accept any reusable K-Cups (also known as My K-Cup) not like loads of people were using the refillable ones to begin with. The CEO of Keurig stated that they will create a reusable K-Cup that is suitable for the newer machines to use. Older versions of the My K-Cup still will not work in Keurig 2.0. 

Now I'd love to stand on my soap box and shout that this is due to the unwavering strong arm of environmentalists, but I can't. Like any solid business in our capitalist society this change is about money, not Trash but I'm beginning to think there's something to this Trash/Money equation.... A steady decline in sales lead Keurig to bring back the reusable cup after a "very small percent" of customers made a fuss on social media... 

But the fuss must have been big enough to cause the CEO to change his tune. Not even giving people the choice of using reusable cups in theory was better for the bottom line, but turns out money talks in mysterious ways. At least now caffeine addicts have a choice on how they do a brew. I'll take this as a win! 

No matter the reason behind the decision, the change will satisfy coffee connoisseur's, environmentalists and business folk alike. A rare but achievable feat. 

Stay Trashy friends & Happy Mother's Day! 

Shake, Fold!

If you haven't discovered TED talks yet... what internet rock have you been under... here is a short introduction into the wonderful world of TED...

I've chatted about paper towel waste before but this video so perfectly explains the most environmentally sound way to dry your hands that Trashers from all walks of life have to bare witness! And let's be honest, this old man is adorable... 

Joe Smith is described as a "powerful paper towel advocate" on his TED Bio page. According to Smith we currently use 13 billion pounds of paper towels each year. If we reduce our paper towel use by one paper towel, per person, per day we would decrease that number to 571,230,000 lbs per year. Numbers make everything so legitimate. Which is an incredible amount towards decreasing trees being cut down to make paper towels and the amount of landfill space towel waste takes up!

I'm still in the "no paper towels. period." camp, but it's nice to know when hand dryers ...or my pant legs... aren't an option, that this now exists as a #TrashGirlSolution in my trash-less brain. Dorky trash puns, I could go all day. 

Lesson of the day: Shake, Fold folks! Shake and Fold.

Cup o' Slurp

This Saturday, April 11th is BYOC (Bring Your Own Cup) to 7Eleven day. With  a few minor rules, you can bring a container that can hold essentially a GALLON of Slurpee slurp and fill 'er up for $1.49.

I'd first like to commend 7Eleven for taking a probably unintentional step towards lessening their waste. As you know, I'm not all about that #SingleUseLife.

I'd also like to condemn them for allowing people to engulf a nauseating amount of whatever Slurpee slurp is. I've never had a Slurpee...actually I think I had a sip once and this was my reaction...

Emma Stone is number four on my home girl list...

But my boyfriend does indulge in the slurp on a hot day and he had this to say about the BYOC day, "Sounds like the intention is more of a marketing scheme than an environmental initiative...what's the biggest container we own?" For a marketing man he sure is easily swayed.   

Maybe 7Eleven read my stellar article last week on FroYo disposable cups and said, "This girl has a point! We should get ahead of the game before she highlights us next!" First off, I'm very flattered you read my blog 7Eleven marketing team... I think... Second, I'd be MORE impressed if after BYOC day, you continued to allow reusable cups to be used at your locations. Now I'm not advocating on continuing this gallon size rule- but a 22oz for a 22oz seems reasonable to me--heck if your bottom line is on the line, sell reusable Slurpee cups! Win for the Winner! But still gross. 

So go on slurpin my Slurpee friends! Just remember to BYOC!

Stay Trashy!