RE: Free Compostable Coffee Grounds from Starbucks

Hey,
 
If your local cafe will do the right thing, then use them.  If a big player wants to be socially responsible, why not. In fact, if we hit our veggie markets, health food stores that have alot of compostable material, why not?
 
This valuable material sitting in landfills is killing us. If community gardeners are in the forefront of urban volunteer composting, it's another reason for funders, politicians and folks who want the land we're gardening to pay attention to our message - to support us, follow us or leave us alone.
 
Hey, I once composted some flowers left over from a Martha Stewart photo shoot.  Compostables are compostables, ;=)
 
Again, best wishes,
Adam Honigman
 
 
 
 
 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: LTanenb50@aol.com [mailto:LTanenb50@aol.com]
Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 5:37 PM
To: Adam.Honigman@bowne.com; community_garden@mallorn.com
Subject: Re: [cg] Free Compostable Coffee Grounds from Starbucks

Well - it's great to get grounds to compost from Starbucks.  They do it in Chicago - probably everywhere.  It's good PR and clearly better than dumping.  I don't think you need to buy from them in order to get the grounds.

But remember - Starbuck looks to get it every which way it can - being environmentally respectful, sometimes open to political pressure in good ways - and it likes to put small cafe businesses out of business.  In Chicago and elsewhere - their behavior is just like all the big players with money and clout to move in and take over.  Laurie, Chicago

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