67 percent of all litter on the streets is from food and beverage packing. The oceans contain more than 10 million tons of plastic. Plastic cannot be reworked and reused, but has to be remade using more and more resources. But it’s cheap and convenient, right? But what happens to plastic when it’s thrown out? Most recycling plants can’t accept single-use utensils because they take too much time to break down and aren’t cost effective. The plastic is created and breaks down using fossil fuels, a non reusable source.
100 million pieces of plastic utensils are used by Americans EVERY DAY, and Trinity is part of the problem. When lunches are brought in, each student is given a single-use fork, spoon, and/ or knife. If we can reduce our plastic as a community, we could help reduce the millions of pieces of plastic waste each year.
AmazonBasics’ Compostable Cutlery Set comes as a 480 piece set at just 0.05 cents each.
GreenPaper Products has a set of 1200 pieces including forks, knives, and spoons at only 0.07 cents each.
Dozens of websites provide inexpensive and eco-friendly options to replace our plastic waste.
If we continue to ignore the effects of climate change and how we can help, global warming will be irreversible in just 11 years.
Sign the petition to bring the problem of Trinity’s single-use plastic to our administrators.
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September 24, 2019
The response from the administration has been mostly silence so far but I am continuing to push for a direct meeting. It is exhausting to see the piles of plastic waste grow every single day while they refuse to acknowledge these alternatives. I am not stopping until they agree to look at the budget for better options.
September 24, 2019
Seeing this progress helps, even though the exhaustion is starting to set in. I am grateful that so many of you see the same problem here that I do.
18 Comments
Yes!! We need to stop using so much plastic at school. Good job Trinity.
Finally someone said it. The amount of trash in the bins is just insane.
it is crazy how much we throw away in just one lunch period
totally agree, lets do this
Keep going! This is a simple change that actually matters.
Great idea!
this is amazing!!!!!!!!
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67 percent of all litter on the streets is from food and beverage packing. The oceans contain more than 10 million tons of plastic. Plastic cannot be reworked and reused, but has to be remade using more and more resources. But it’s cheap and convenient, right? But what happens to plastic when it’s thrown out? Most recycling plants can’t accept single-use utensils because they take too much time to break down and aren’t cost effective. The plastic is created and breaks down using fossil fuels, a non reusable source.
100 million pieces of plastic utensils are used by Americans EVERY DAY, and Trinity is part of the problem. When lunches are brought in, each student is given a single-use fork, spoon, and/ or knife. If we can reduce our plastic as a community, we could help reduce the millions of pieces of plastic waste each year.
AmazonBasics’ Compostable Cutlery Set comes as a 480 piece set at just 0.05 cents each.
GreenPaper Products has a set of 1200 pieces including forks, knives, and spoons at only 0.07 cents each.
Dozens of websites provide inexpensive and eco-friendly options to replace our plastic waste.
If we continue to ignore the effects of climate change and how we can help, global warming will be irreversible in just 11 years.
Sign the petition to bring the problem of Trinity’s single-use plastic to our administrators.
Updates
September 24, 2019
The response from the administration has been mostly silence so far but I am continuing to push for a direct meeting. It is exhausting to see the piles of plastic waste grow every single day while they refuse to acknowledge these alternatives. I am not stopping until they agree to look at the budget for better options.
September 24, 2019
Seeing this progress helps, even though the exhaustion is starting to set in. I am grateful that so many of you see the same problem here that I do.
18 Comments
Thanks for starting this. So many people just dont care about the environment.
Yes!! We need to stop using so much plastic at school. Good job Trinity.
Finally someone said it. The amount of trash in the bins is just insane.
it is crazy how much we throw away in just one lunch period
totally agree, lets do this
Keep going! This is a simple change that actually matters.
Great idea!
this is amazing!!!!!!!!
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Thanks for starting this. So many people just dont care about the environment.