The reusable mug’s the new car bumper. I just added a new sticker — Bring Your Own! — to my stainless steel cup.

The sticker comes courtesy of Anna, founder of Bring Your Own. It’s a movement: bring your own damn bag or cup :) Not only do you save the planet, you’ll save some money too.

For bringing your own cup, most coffee chains give you a dime back (though sometimes the baristas forget, so you have to ask for it nicely) — Urth Caffe gives you a quarter!

And a lot of grocery chains also give you perks, from taking a dime off your purchase (most big chains) to letting you donate money to charity (Wild Oats) to entering you into a drawing for a $25 gift certificate (Trader Joe’s).

I got my cute stuff at Reusable Bags, but right now you can get a FREE socio-eco friendly canvas bag from Co-op America by joining their Adopt-A-Supermarket campaign :)

Pics of my byo cup’s evolution throughout post :) I even have my byo chopsticks now, for sushi nights –

Update, 7/8/06: A new mug shot here.

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