Go Blue Box!
The University Club (U-Club), located on the first floor of the Michigan Union, is taking part in a reusable containers pilot to promote waste reduction and sustainability. The program, called Go Blue Box, aims at reducing waste produced through disposable take out containers that we use every day when we purchase most prepared food. The program is limited to food purchased at the U-Club, and cannot be used at other University dining establishments on campus because it is still in its pilot phase at the U-Club.
What's this all about? Why participate?
Looking at the big picture, according to the EPA, 780,000 tons of plastic polystyrene cups and plates were discarded in 2008. Styrofoam cups are completely non-biodegradable, deplete the Earth’s ozone layer, waste enormous amounts of landfill, and are deadly to marine life. Each year Americans produce enough cups to circle the earth 436 times.
Looking at the big picture, according to the EPA, 780,000 tons of plastic polystyrene cups and plates were discarded in 2008. Styrofoam cups are completely non-biodegradable, deplete the Earth’s ozone layer, waste enormous amounts of landfill, and are deadly to marine life. Each year Americans produce enough cups to circle the earth 436 times.
To check out more information and details about the Go Blue Box, please visit the University Unions page @
http://uunions.umich.edu/
It was nice coming such meaningful post. Keep sharing such good stuff. As it's always better using reusable containers that helps keeping the environment green and clean.
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