BREW at the Cary Theater also gets high marks for creativity and progress! Unlike other, not so local coffee shops, dine-in customers always get their drinks in a mug or ball jar. Regulars have an opportunity to join the Mug Club where a small one time fee gets you a spot on [...]

Crosstown Pub makes our list mainly for making huge steps in the right direction. They joined our Straw-free July Pledge and had this to say afterward:  ...thank you for putting on the STRAWS event at the Cary Theater last Thursday. Watching the documentary and listening to the panel discussion afterwards has really [...]

Juice Vibes Cary makes the top of our list! After taking part in Straw-free July, Juice Vibes took huge steps in decreasing their environmental impact! They now compost back of house, encourage BYO through a discount, offer paper and compostable straws and use compostable serve-ware for to-go and have some reusable serve-ware [...]