Ottawa Xpress
Community Garden
July 6, 2006
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Now you can drink your beer guilt-free! Beer cups are just a fact of life for many popular gatherings. But there is one group that is trying to change that. Daniel Spence became frustrated with how much garbage was produced every year and got the right asses in gear to solve the problem. This year Molson agreed to provide compostable beer cups and Spence has developed a cup stacker, or as he calls it, the Cupsucker. The contraption is mounted on the side of the garbage barrels; volunteers then take the stacks and put them in a separate dumpster to be sent to a composter. So if you see Spence or any members of his Green Team rooting around collecting cups, give them a big ol' hug.
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