Energy Conservation Project Overview

For my Energy Conservation Project, I have decided to research what impact both financially and environmentally my daily 32 oz, disposable fountain soda cup has. First, I am going to purchase a reusable thermal mug to use in replacement of the paper cups. Then, I'm going to keep track of how many refills a day I end up drinking (this could be as high as four) and track the money saved and the paper conserved. Some questions and facts I will be researching are:

• How much money will I save by using a reusable cup instead of the disposable paper ones provided at the convenience store? How much paper will be conserved?
• Green Research, an advisement organization that promotes clean tech and corporate sustainability, analyzes how items like disposable cups impact the earth and the money that could be saved by reusing.
• I will keep a daily journal of how many fountain sodas I purchase from the convenience store.
• I will find out the weight of each cup and come up with how much paper is used throughout the course of a year.

After seven days of acquiring this data, I will figure out how much money and paper will be conserved over a year and present the results here on my blog.