Summary For many stopping at the local coffee shop on the way to work is a fundamental ritual to start the day. But this convenient pick-me-up comes at a significant environmental cost: 40 million papers coffee cups a day that only get used once before they are destined for the dump. Discarded Comfort tells the story of one man's obsession with the cups that don't make it to the trash can. For years Chafic Haddad has been photographing littered coffee cups he sees on his daily travels. In this short documentary Haddad explains his fascination with the garbage we discard and why he is dedicating a year to collecting every littered coffee cup he sees. View more details
Genres : Documentary Short News
Release date : Dec 31, 2011
Countries of origin : Canada
Language : English
Summary For many stopping at the local coffee shop on the way to work is a fundamental ritual to start the day. But this convenient pick-me-up comes at a significant environmental cost: 40 million papers coffee cups a day that only get used once before they are destined for the dump. Discarded Comfort tells the story of one man's obsession with the cups that don't make it to the trash can. For years Chafic Haddad has been photographing littered coffee cups he sees on his daily travels. In this short documentary Haddad explains his fascination with the garbage we discard and why he is dedicating a year to collecting every littered coffee cup he sees. View more details
Genres : Documentary Short News
Release date : Dec 31, 2011
Countries of origin : Canada
Language : English