It's true. We think. After months of finger pointing in Ontario(you'd think they were the only coffee shop on the planet handing out cups destined for landfill) Tim Hortons - purveyors of chicory-laced coffee and Canadian pride - is advertising that they're accepting coffee cups and lids at certain locations for recycling.Well, they say so here on their site:
Q: Is the Tim Hortons cup recyclable?
A: Yes. Tim Hortons paper cup is recyclable where facilities exist. We currently have recycling & composting programs in a number of participating stores across Canada that capture our paper cup and other paper fibre materials. This number grows each day we work with cities and local waste management facilities to expand similar programs to our stores whenever possible.
Something seems amiss here though. Two months ago recycling facilities were claiming they couldn't do anything with the wax-lined cups. Now, apparently, it's all easy peasy. We're keeping our eye on this one...
Just one question....What changed that the cups that once were not recyclable is now recyclable?
ReplyDeleteDear Anonymous,
ReplyDeleteThe cups themselves didn't actually change, which is a shame given the biodegradable options that now exist.
Tim Horton's is working with facilities that can handle the wax coating inside the cups, which is why recycling is not available in all of their locations.
From their website:
Tim Hortons paper cup is recyclable where facilities exist. We currently have recycling & composting programs in a number of participating stores across Canada that capture our paper cup and other paper fibre materials, such as; Toronto, Etobicoke, Vaughan, North York, Scarborough, Renfrew,Tecumseh, Mississauga and Owen Sound, Ontario; Yarmouth, Kentville, Chester, Shelburne, Barrington and Pictou County, Nova Scotia; PEI; Corner Brook, Newfoundland; North Vancouver, British Columbia; Lac-Mégantique and La Pocatière, Quebec. This number grows each day we work with cities and local waste management facilities to expand similar programs to our stores whenever possible.