Do you work in a company that has green issues high on its agenda?
I do. And even with the best of intentions, my employer addresses one issue by creating another.
We had plastic water cups next to the water machines. But, the green team decided to save plastic cups by issuing everyone a re-usable plastic bottle. Great so far.
Except when you refill your bottle the bottle spout touches the water tap. It only takes one person with a cold to pass on the virus to all concerned.
Then they replaced the water machines with ones that have a bigger area under the tap so the bottle spout is well away from the tap mouth.
Then, came problem number two. Bottles get dirty and need washing regularly, but most folk are lazy. People started complaining about having to bring washing up liquid to work and a scourer.
So the green team were forced to bring back water cups.