#byomug

Hey everyone and HAPPY MONDAY!

So this week’s challenge is super easy, although it might be more difficult in a social sense.

Every day this week I am taking my own mug when I go to get a coffee. This may not sound like much but it means that you’re not having to throw away a coffee cup/lid every time you go to get a coffee!

Now for me this is simple since I work in an office building with a cafe on the ground floor and the baristas know who I am.

It might be a challenge for some one who goes to a local coffee shop that is super busy or you don’t have a relationship with the barista at all. It just means you have to have a conversation about why you’re bringing your own cup and it may even encourage others around you to do the same! Really I doubt anyone will even mention it if you shove your mug into their hands. They will presume you’re trying to do a good thing!

My goal is to remember my mug every day, and turn this into a habit instead of a novelty (which is my aim for ALL of the challenges in the Sustainability Challenge!) which in turn will help the environment, if only the tiniest bit.

BACKUP: If you forget one day to take your own cup, have a look at the ideas in the link below!