Letters to the editor: Friday, June 23, 2017

June 23 2017 - 6:00am
Letter writer Dick James encourages us to use our own mugs when ordering a takeaway coffee
Letter writer Dick James encourages us to use our own mugs when ordering a takeaway coffee

A wasteful society

DICK James (The Examiner, June 15) is spot on when he bemoans the horrendous waste of our modern society. He rightly encourages us to use our own mugs when ordering a takeaway coffee rather than using the disposable type that cannot be recycled and becomes litter. I was dismayed to find recently that the Spirit of Tasmania II sets some very poor examples. If you are keen to use your own mug they say they have to put the coffee into one of their throwaways first and then pour it into the one you provided, and the same applies if you want a refill of a throwaway; a fresh one has to be provided.

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