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Promoting Greener Stanford:: Biodegradable Tableware
Promoting Greener Stanford:: Biodegradable Tableware
Biodegradable Tableware
Plastic vs. Paper Debate:
Plastic
Advantages Disadvantages
Takes less energy to produce Uses 4% fossil fuels, which
than paper are non-renewable
Deposits less water-borne Large scale production
waste during disposal chemical pollution
Burns cleaner Degrades very slowly or not
Styrofoam- good insulator at all
Lighter than paper so easier 10% municipal solid waste
to transport Recycling difficult because
Less space in landfills of sorting
Styrofoam can’t be recycled
Plastic vs. Paper Debate:
Paper
Advantages Disadvantages
Can be composted saves Often cuts down “virgin”
landfill space wood
Can be recycled Production uses up more
energy than plastic
Plastic vs. Paper Debate:
So which is better?
3 Dimensional
Informational
Poster on the
benefits of
using
biodegradables
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