Thank You Ocean: Say No To Disposable Cups

Many people are overwhelmed by all the problems our ocean is facing and wonder how they can help make a real impact to protect our ocean and coastal habitats for the future.  Fortunately, there is a simple way to make an impact every single day of our lives.Say no to disposable cups! Each year, people use and discard over 25 billion disposable coffee cups.  Instead of accepting your morning and afternoon coffee in a disposable cup, invest a few dollars in a travel mug.  That eliminates thousands of disposable cups you would have used in the next year, saves trees, and makes certain that no disposable cups or plastic lids you use end up in the ocean as marine debris.  Companies generally appreciate your desire to help the environment as well as saving them a nickel for the disposable cups- some even give you a discount on your coffee.I pledge to make a difference to our shared ocean environment by choosing to minimize my use of disposable coffee cups each day and to spread the word about the problem of marine debris.