In this weeks Western Front, there is an article pertaining the the new "biodegradable" plastic cups, that I normally buy my Iced Vanilla Latte when I forget my reusable mug and don't feel as bad.
According to this article each month Western sell about 9,000 of them!
The good thing is that it uses 65% less fossil fuels to produce compared to regular plastic cups, and also produce 80-90% less greenhouse gasses.
The "greenwashing" part of it all is what conditions it needs to be able to biodegrade. The cup "must be in an environment that is capable of reaching temperatures of 140 degrees Fahrenheit for 10 consecutive days."
Especially in Washington when will it ever get to 140 degrees Fahrenheit... Maybe soon enough with the way our garbage habits our.
But the major problem is "where do we compost on campus?" I can think of two places Artzen and the VU. But there are so many lazy students... including me who don't want to walk all that way just to compost my coffee cup. According to the article "The compost bins are not found in more locations around campus because they are more expensive for Dining Services to keep than normal waste bins."
I like how our school is claiming to be "Green" parse but weren't not doing enough. I can think of numerous small things we could implement, instead of all these million dollar projects our university is spending on such as Replacing the Bricks!
Definitely go to this link to read the article because it's very interesting
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