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NJ district rolls out No Foam Cafeteria Zone
The district hopes to reduce the waste it sends to landfills, as well as the nearly $140,000 it pays per year to have its trash hauled away.
FSD Staff
April 4, 2016
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Egg Harbor Township School District recently replaced single-use trays made of polystyrene foam, or Styrofoam, in its lunchrooms with molded fiber trays that are eco-friendly and compostable, as part of its No Foam Cafeteria Zone pilot project, reports Shore News Today.
The Egg Harbor Township, N.J., district rolled out the grant-funded project in an effort to recycle more plastic and reduce both the amount of waste it sends to landfills and the nearly $140,000 it pays the city per year to have its trash hauled away, says the website.
Read the full story via Shore News Today.
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