Sentences with phrase «cup packaging waste»

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But in practice, the staff saw that salad bar prep took less time than individually packaging produce into 1/2 cup portions, and that kids wasted less fruits and vegetables when they were able to take the portions they wanted — actually eating what they took.

But in practice, the staff saw that salad bar prep took less time than individually packaging produce into 1/2 cup portions, and that kids wasted less fruits and vegetables when they were able to take the portions they wanted — actually eating what they took.

Then there's the added energy cost of production, packaging, and transporting to stores and homes and away to landfill, where disposable plates and cups — which can be made of plastic, Styrofoam, virgin wood fibers, plastic - coated paper, post-consumer recycled fibers, or agricultural waste products such as bagasse, and are usually non-recyclable because they are contaminated with food residue — will sit for hundreds of years, slowly decomposing and releasing methane gas.