The University of Hawaiʻi rescued 4,000 brand new reusable mugs before they were headed for the landfill on Kauaʻi and distributed them to UH Mānoa, Honolulu Community College, Windward CC , Kapiʻolani CC , UH West Oʻahu and UH Maui College to help promote sustainability.

When the UH Office of Sustainability heard the mugs were going to be thrown away because of a misprint, they stored them at Kauaʻi CC until they were ready to ship the mugs to UH campuses.

Mānoa passes out #uhglymug for $1 coffee

A 2017 UH Mānoa waste audit revealed that take-out food containers are the second largest category of waste by weight on the UH Mānoa campus. Of that, cups make up 30 percent of the to-go waste.

In an effort to reduce the amount of to-go waste on campus, UH Mānoa is launching a bring-your-own-cup campaign with UH Mānoa Dining Services by distributing the rescued mugs to students.

Students can pick up a free Mānoa mug, also called #uhglymug, at Campus Center from February 19 to 21, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Students using their #uhglymug at Simply To Go pay $1 for coffee, and get 10 cents off the regular price when using other reusable cups, until May 2, 2019.