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Wangqh2696122 Posted 12 years ago
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He store won’t create more waste when they throw away a cup.

Can you help me understand "The store won’t create more waste when they throw away a cup."? By the way, what's the meaning of " spent coffee grounds? Your timely response will be highly appreciated.
Bring your own cup to Starbucks
You’ll get a 10 cent discount, and it’s one less paper cup to end up in a landfill. While you’re there, pick up some free bags of spent coffee grounds to use as ‘‘green’’ fertilizer in your garden.
The payoff: The store won’t create more waste when they throw away a cup.
  

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wangqh2696122 The store won’t create more waste when they throw away a cup This doesn't make any sense. The idea is obviously that if you bring your own cup to Starbucks and take it home as you leave, then the store won't have to throw it away (thereby creating less garbage) spent coffee grounds = small pieces of ground/crushed coffee that have been used / (spent)

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  • wangqh2696122 The store won’t create more waste when they throw away a cup This doesn't make any sense.
  • The idea is obviously that if you bring your own cup to Starbucks and take it home as you leave, then the store won't have to throw it away (thereby creating less garbage) spent coffee grounds = small pieces of ground/crushed coffee that have been used / (spent)
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wangqh2696122The store won’t create more waste when they throw away a cup
This doesn't make any sense.

The idea is obviously that if you bring your own cup to Starbucks and take it home as you leave, then the store won't have to throw it away (thereby creating less garbage)

spent coffee grounds = small pieces of ground/crushed coffee that hav
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