Word: styrofoam
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Overflowing trash cans, cardboard milk containers, Styrofoam bowls—a distressing sight for the environmentally-conscious, but for Aaron C. Fallon ’11 and Iris W. Tian ’11, this scene at Fly-By last fall marked an epiphany...
They trace the problem to several non-recyclable, non-compostable components of Fly-By: the plastic wrap on sandwiches, the cups and lids that were used for drinks and soups, and the Styrofoam containers used for entrees...
...HUDS scrapped milk cartons and water bottles, choosing to rely on drink dispensers found in the dining halls. A more environmentally-friendly plastic bag has replaced the transparent version used last year. Styrofoam has disappeared, as have the soup bowls and wax-lined cups. Compostable cups and containers now lie in their stead...
...boxes and recyclables students discard during the move-in process are not simply loaded into a truck and sent to the dump to deteriorate alongside rusty cars and Styrofoam...
...It’s a great way to get people aware,” said Shoshi Stern-Robbins, a sixth grader at King Open School in East Cambridge. She said that she tries her best to be environmentally-friendly and pushed her school to stop using Styrofoam lunch trays. “It’s good to have a healthy environment and not have snow in April,” she said. At 1 p.m., a clean-up kicked off in Winthrop Park, with volunteers picking up trash, sweeping sidewalks, and raking grass. “It?...