Comments on: Reader Idea: Coffee Sleeve from a Bike Inner Tube

By: Introducing The Completely Compostable Coffee Cup | Crisp Green

Introducing The Completely Compostable Coffee Cup | Crisp Green — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 17:33:21 +0000

[...] that's not possible or convenient. To-go cups, even from locally-owned coffee shops use a wasteful "sleeve" as insulation, a plastic lid, and a coating of waxy stuff that makes even paper cups [...]

By: apple

apple — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 08:46:04 +0000

I wonder ! It ‘s bicycle tire. cool idea

By: Josh Price

Josh Price — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 04:06:18 +0000

Thanks Becky for posting my reusable coffee sleeve idea. I hope this post has inspired others to become more creative in their daily lives, and to be more mindful of the impact our lives have on the earth. Right after I made the reusable coffee sleeve my wife and I started making our own coffee at home and using stainless steel insulated coffee bottles by Klean Kanteen. No more wasted coffee cups, and the coffee stays hot all day long.

By: Becky Striepe

Becky Striepe — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 12:20:05 +0000

Interesting! I wonder if lining it with some fabric scraps or felt would help with the friction issue.

By: texxs

texxs — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 01:54:44 +0000

I tried this, it didn’t work out so well. It was very difficult to remove and to get on in the first place. I asked my wife to sew another one and this one was a little looser and easy to put on and take off but it just didn’t stay on and I lost it.

As I can’t get my wife to make a third one, I’ll just keep doing what I used to; reusing the same paper sleeve for as long as I can (sometimes months before it gets dirty).

By: Becky

Becky — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 12:30:12 +0000

That’s a fair point, Alex. I think that on days when you forget your cup, having a reusable sleeve stashed in your purse, car, or desk can at least mitigate some of the waste. This fellow actually does use a reusable cup most of the time, though I didn’t include that in the post. Maybe I should have!

By: Alex Hallatt

Alex Hallatt — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 05:41:47 +0000

Am I missing something here? Are we celebrating that he is not using a bit of recyclable/biodegradable cardboard (sleeve) when he is still TAKING A TOTALLY UNNECESSARY WAXED PAPER CUP THAT CAN’T BE RECYCLED/COMPOSTED?

Ahem. Sorry, but why can’t he take a reusable cup?