The simple act of driving to the coffee shop and buying a cup of coffee exacts a major toll on both the environment and the pocketbook. 28 billion disposable coffee cups end up in the landfill each year (equating to 100 million pounds of paper).
It takes a paper coffee cup 20 years to decompose, and if that cup is Styrofoam, it takes 50 years. And driving to the coffee shop hurts the environment in another way. Transportation alone accounts for 26% of all greenhouse gas emissions. Skip that drive to the coffee shop, save gas, and reduce greenhouse gases! And then there is the economic impact—brewing your own premium coffee will save you, on average, $1,200 a year!
