Good morning… What can I get for you?

Yes, it is I, Pat Nerr… back at the helm of GreenApronStories. I have found some creative bandwidth to entertain you with. A couple of projects I’m working on… A couple of new videos and some material. So without much detail, I’d like to include you on a discussion that myself and other Green Aprons have been having lately… A poll for you…

We’ll see you soon for your usual… Thanks for stopping by

Pat Nerr

So Starbucks has finally been hit with a dose of reality. They use water like it’s going out of style. While it IS essential to sanitize spoons and isolate spoons for allergens (like milk allergies), the simple fact remains that they have really done nothing innovative in terms of recycling and conservation. Water has been watsted in this fashion for over 17 years with no real effort made to come up with an innovative solution. Same with the paper cup. While they use a percentage of post-consumer recycled fibers in their cups, they have missed the boat once again to be the innovator by developing the compostable cup/compostable utensil technology.

If you look at the amount of waste generated by a store that goes into the landfill or down the drain, the company could be doing more and should be, if they want to survive their current predicament. BRAVO Howie! BRAVO! Your new “leadership” is working well. The waste corporately and in the front lines continues to be ignored.

I may not have Pat’s skills at making videos but I thought you’d find this interesting in these times of repair. Its a bit long but worth the insight.

~Java Joe