Furthering the notion that sustainable practices can be both better and less expensive than standard practices, let’s take a look at coffee stirrers. For items that are single use, rather than making something new that becomes a new waste stream, try repurposing something that is already single use. In this case, spaghetti is a fantastic alternative to plastic or wood coffee stirrers, there is no situation where pasta will not be a single use product. Even better, buying the cheap stuff (that you’d rather not eat) is also way less expensive and requires no cleaning like a reusable option!