Plastic reduction in Essex County

Maxwell Deliberato
By Maxwell Deliberato November 28, 2019 19:42

Plastic reduction in Essex County

 

The Greater Essex County District School Board is changing to a reduced single-use plastic mandate after the students at Anderdon Public School asked the board for the change.

The school’s eco-team presented the idea before the school board, and the board has since constructed a committee to address the issue of single-use plastics, targeting the most problematic plastics for reduction.

According to the school’s eco-team, a restaurant will use up to 5000 straws every week at the cost of $15, but a bundle of reusable straws can be purchased and used for $16.

The team has recently begun a one-year plan to reduce single-use plastics across all municipalities, presenting their reduction plan to city councils across the county.

Jodi Nolin, one of the teachers leading the eco-team at Anderdon Public has since been acknowledged by the Essex Region Conservation Authority for her and her team’s work in ecological harm reduction.

Maxwell Deliberato
By Maxwell Deliberato November 28, 2019 19:42

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