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Students press Ventura Unified to pilot reusable utensils, present petition to cut single-use spork packs
Summary
Foothill Tech students asked the board to reduce single-use plastic utensil packs in district cafeterias and proposed pilot options including stainless-steel sporks, dispensers and a student sustainability committee; the board agreed to place a student-drafted resolution on a future agenda for discussion.
Several students from Foothill Technology High School told the Ventura Unified board on Nov. 19 they want the district to end or reduce distribution of single-use plastic spork packs in school cafeterias.
Beatric Barnes, a senior, said the district used more than 600,000 single-use plastic spork packs last year and argued the purchases worsen local pollution and greenhouse-gas emissions. She proposed practical alternatives:…
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