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Board of Education
Howard County Public School System
10910 Route 108
Ellicott City, MD 21042
December 3rd, 2012
To: Board of Education of the Howard County School System
We, the undersigned school staff, students and community members respectfully request that the school system replace polystyrene (styrofoam) school lunch trays with biodegradable sugar-cane pulp trays and that the sugar-cane pulp trays be composted along with school food waste.
The polystyrene trays the school system currently uses pose risks to the environment and to the health of our community. The main material in the tray has been identified as a possible human carcinogen and found to cause a number of negative health effects. Polystyrene trays cannot be recycled so they cause a buildup in landfills; about 870,000 tons are disposed of annually.
By composting trays and food waste in all Howard County Public Schools, the system has the potential to save up to $358,000. Thus, we see this change as beneficial and feasible and urge the Board to implement it swiftly.
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December 5, 2012
Reaching this level of support has been a long grind for all of us involved. It is exhausting work to keep pushing for change when the response is often silence. Seeing this growth keeps me committed to finishing what we started.
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It is not that hard to switch to compostable trays. Other schools have managed it fine. Lets move into the 21st century.
Styrofoam is so bad for the planet. There are better options out there that dont cause cancer.
My kids eat off these every day and it honestly makes me sick to think about what chemicals are leaching into their food. Get this stuff out of our cafeterias now!
Why are we still using this trash in 2014?? It just sits in the landfill forever. Time to get with the program HCPSS.
STOP FEEDING OUR KIDS ON PLASTIC. DO BETTER.
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Status: Closed — this petition is no longer accepting signatures.
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Board of Education
Howard County Public School System
10910 Route 108
Ellicott City, MD 21042
December 3rd, 2012
To: Board of Education of the Howard County School System
We, the undersigned school staff, students and community members respectfully request that the school system replace polystyrene (styrofoam) school lunch trays with biodegradable sugar-cane pulp trays and that the sugar-cane pulp trays be composted along with school food waste.
The polystyrene trays the school system currently uses pose risks to the environment and to the health of our community. The main material in the tray has been identified as a possible human carcinogen and found to cause a number of negative health effects. Polystyrene trays cannot be recycled so they cause a buildup in landfills; about 870,000 tons are disposed of annually.
By composting trays and food waste in all Howard County Public Schools, the system has the potential to save up to $358,000. Thus, we see this change as beneficial and feasible and urge the Board to implement it swiftly.
Updates
December 5, 2012
Reaching this level of support has been a long grind for all of us involved. It is exhausting work to keep pushing for change when the response is often silence. Seeing this growth keeps me committed to finishing what we started.
6 Comments
My daughter says they go through thousands of these a week. That is insane waste.
It is not that hard to switch to compostable trays. Other schools have managed it fine. Lets move into the 21st century.
Styrofoam is so bad for the planet. There are better options out there that dont cause cancer.
My kids eat off these every day and it honestly makes me sick to think about what chemicals are leaching into their food. Get this stuff out of our cafeterias now!
Why are we still using this trash in 2014?? It just sits in the landfill forever. Time to get with the program HCPSS.
STOP FEEDING OUR KIDS ON PLASTIC. DO BETTER.
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My daughter says they go through thousands of these a week. That is insane waste.