Comments on: Cones not cups (Day 213)… http://greenasathistle.com/2007/09/29/cones-not-cups-day-213/ making one change every day to greenify my life (and hopefully not being too smug about it) Sat, 11 Feb 2012 21:19:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Vance http://greenasathistle.com/2007/09/29/cones-not-cups-day-213/#comment-13732 Mon, 30 Mar 2009 16:59:01 +0000 http://greenasathistle.com/2007/09/29/cones-not-cups-day-213/#comment-13732 Not to rain on your ice cream, but how is telling people to “switch” to something the vast majority of people are already doing anything more than an excuse to feel good about their existing habits? Since they were first introduced, ice cream cones have been much more popular than cups.

If you really want to make a meaningful change, stock your cone with vegan ice cream. Because of the massive waste and greenhouse gas emissions associated with livestock production, a vegan scoop in a cup is far greener than a cow’s-milk scoop in a cone.

]]> By: emma http://greenasathistle.com/2007/09/29/cones-not-cups-day-213/#comment-5020 Mon, 01 Oct 2007 14:15:34 +0000 http://greenasathistle.com/2007/09/29/cones-not-cups-day-213/#comment-5020 I just got a few boxes of drumsticks! yeyyyy being green is fun.

]]> By: pat http://greenasathistle.com/2007/09/29/cones-not-cups-day-213/#comment-4994 Sun, 30 Sep 2007 16:20:20 +0000 http://greenasathistle.com/2007/09/29/cones-not-cups-day-213/#comment-4994 I dont like those extra calories and licking is not the same as slurping.. maybe the cone can go in the compost?

]]> By: Keetsa Mattress Store - Keetsa! Blog - Eco-Friendly and Green News » Blog Archive » Waffle Cones and Ice Cream, Hold The Cup http://greenasathistle.com/2007/09/29/cones-not-cups-day-213/#comment-4988 Sun, 30 Sep 2007 03:01:17 +0000 http://greenasathistle.com/2007/09/29/cones-not-cups-day-213/#comment-4988 [...] Summer is close to being over, but the weather is still mild throughout most of the U.S. and the temps on sunny days still will us to the local ice cream shop, and since we are ever so vigilant of eco friendly and being green, here is a quick tip on just that, idea came to me after reading Vanessa over at Green Thistle. [...]

]]> By: Missy http://greenasathistle.com/2007/09/29/cones-not-cups-day-213/#comment-4984 Sun, 30 Sep 2007 01:52:09 +0000 http://greenasathistle.com/2007/09/29/cones-not-cups-day-213/#comment-4984 waffle cones for me, please. simple but maybe sometimes a forgotten eco friendly idea. nice tip 4 all.

]]> By: Sarah http://greenasathistle.com/2007/09/29/cones-not-cups-day-213/#comment-4980 Sat, 29 Sep 2007 23:24:57 +0000 http://greenasathistle.com/2007/09/29/cones-not-cups-day-213/#comment-4980 I love this change!
I’ve already been doing it for a while.
I usually make sure the paper napkin is included, though. I’ve worked in similar type of snack places, and you touch all the money and everything. I like to know that the person’s dirty money fingers aren’t touching my ice cream cone. Besides, the paper napkin is recycleable, and I just bring it home in my pocket with me!

]]> By: Beth Terry http://greenasathistle.com/2007/09/29/cones-not-cups-day-213/#comment-4978 Sat, 29 Sep 2007 21:20:00 +0000 http://greenasathistle.com/2007/09/29/cones-not-cups-day-213/#comment-4978 This was one of the first changes I made when I started reducing my plastic waste! I ordered an ice ream sundae to go, thinking only about the paper cup it would be served in and forgetting all about the plastic spoon!

Now, I’m trying to reduce all my waste, plastic first but also paper, so cones are definitely the zero-waste, not to mention fun and tasty, way to go!

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