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The etiquette of the non-plastic tea run
I clunked and clanged my way to work today, weighed down by a bag (reusable of course) containing a sandwich tin, an aluminium water bottle and enamelled camping cup.
The novelty of preparing my lunch the night before is bound to wear off - I'm a far from organised person ordinarily - but maybe having a few spare quid at the end of the week will make it feel worth it.
But even before midday, going plastic-free has thrown up its first conundrum - what to do about the office tea run? Can I accept colleagues' offers of a hot beverage, knowing that it would be in a polystyrene cup from the tea bar?
Obviously not, as my rules state I cannot buy or accept anything packaged in plastic.
But equally this means I can't buy a round either. What to do? Well for today, I will just have to hope that a day of stinginess won't make me a pariah; and as of next week I will be bringing in mugs, teabags and a kettle. Radical.
