Pros & Cons of Eco Friendly Companies

Question

1- What are the pros and cons of a Large company becoming eco-friendly ( using energy saving light bulbs, using wood instead of bamboo, recycled cups, napkins etc.)?

2- What are the pros and cons of a coffee shop (like Starbucks) grinding their coffee fresh and scooping it on site? (time consuming?, costly?etc.)

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I would appreciate any helpful suggestions and incite. Thanks!

Answer 1

in the first place, saving energy by using energy saving bulbs, recycled cups, and napkins, not only saves on cost but also saves energy hopefully lowering the cost, and making more energy available for other uses.

However while grinding the coffee on site, gives a better fresher flavor, with today's commercial coffee grinder that most coffee shops use, they are actually faster that opening individual packets, and saves on disposable packaging.

However there is probably a higher use of electricity grinding coffee in individual servings over grinding bulk amounts, which is most likely a very small difference..