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Parents urge West Chester Area SD to stop styrofoam trays and launch districtwide composting pilot
Summary
Speakers representing elementary sustainability committees asked the board to replace polystyrene lunch trays with compostable alternatives and to support a districtwide composting program citing health and environmental concerns and possible municipal waste-cost savings.
Two members of elementary-school sustainability committees asked the West Chester Area School District board on Jan. 27 to eliminate polystyrene (styrofoam) cafeteria trays and to support districtwide composting.
Julie Alcanaro, representing the East Goshen Elementary sustainability committee, said the group had met with the district business office and Anamark, the district's…
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