It's not easy being green, but Niagara College's Student Administrative Council is taking up the challenge.
SAC launched its green program yesterday afternoon to celebrate the move to environmentally-friendly products, including plates, bowls, cups and cutlery, within its student centres. All disposable paper and plastic products used in the centres will be replaced with products made from entirely compostable or recyclable material made by P&C Compostech Inc.
The new utensils that will be used in the centres are made up of cornstarch resin, which Clarke Bitter, president and CEO of the company, said are completely compostable.
Rather than wasting styrofoam plates which go straight into the trash, Bitter said the new containers and cups provided at the centres are made of bagasse, sugarcane byproduct left over from food processing, and bamboo. Because they are made entirely of plant material, the products are 100 per cent compostable and can turn into soil in as few as 31 days in ideal conditions.
The products can be placed in the green bin for pick up with other compostable items, rather than being thrown in the garbage.
