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| | |  | By Stephanie Hang
Grade 12
Oakland HS
Oakland , CA |
|  | Should dispensing food on Styrofoam trays be completely banned?
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| I believe that dispensing food on Styrofoam trays should be completely banned, because it is unhealthy for the earth. There are also other alternatives to chose from instead of using Styrofoam.
- Natalie Chow, Grade 10, KIPP King Collegiate, San Lorenzo, CA
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| I really believe banning all styrofoam would be great. Styrofoam is so wasteful and does not decompose. Why not use something that is biodegradable? It doesn't have much use.
- Kim Mejia-Cuellar, Grade 12, Media Academy, Oakland, CA
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| I don't think they should be banned, but they should be limited. It would be really hard to get people to stop using them because you can find it almost everywher.e
- Gloria "Jack" Mejia-Cuellar, Grade 12, Media Academy, Oakland, CA
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| Yes I think they should be banned. They are so bad for the environment and they do not decompose. There are plenty of other great substitutions than styrofoam that are better for the environment.
- Michaela Shin, Grade 11, Novato HS, Novato, CA
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| All styrofoam should be banned because the material is not biodegradable and is known to contain some harmful chemicals, which could be detrimental to one's health. Styrofoam is highly polluting, filling up landfills and getting into aquatic environments, damaging the wildlife there.
- Krystal Ching, Grade 11, Alameda HS, Alameda, CA
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| I definitely think that dispensing food on Styrofoam trays should be banned. When hot food is served on Styrofoam, it may cause the breakdown of the Styrofoam which releases toxins into the food that could be deadly to us. In addition to that, Styrofoam cannot be recycled and it takes a LONG period of time before it could fully break down. There are absolutely no benefits in using Styrofoam.
- Anna Chan, Grade 11, Oakland HS, Oakland, CA
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