Auburn University is now “Styrofoam free,” Alabama.com reports.
… all university and private vendors have stopped using foam plastic cups and other foam plastic serving items. Styrofoam is the most recognizable brand of foam-plastic serving items.
According to university officials, the Office of Sustainability and Tiger Dining worked through the summer to bring about the shift. …
“We researched the cost first and saw it was possible to become a Styrofoam-free campus,” said Auburn’s senior executive chef, Emil Topel. “Now private vendors such as Chick-fil-A have paper cups available for students.
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