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The Story of Styrofoam Trays and what you can do to eliminate them. Over the past 20 years, NYC schools have thrown away almost 3 BILLION Styrofoam (polystyrene) lunch trays! Nothing really goes away. For those first 10 years, NYC sent garbage to our very own Fresh Kills Landfill in Staten Island. For the last 10 years since the closing of Fresh Kills, we have been exporting our trash (including 53 million Styrofoam lunch trays per year) to landfills out of state. Why are we still using Styrofoam trays?

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It looks like you don't have flash player installed. Click here. To go to Macromedia download page. Watch Maurice's monthly videoblog posts and clips from live shows. To see lots more, CLICK HERE. Maurice Mobetta Brown -. 47th St and 8th Ave, NYC, FREE. Maurice Mobetta Brown -. 47th St and 8th Ave, NYC, FREE. Maurice Brown / Tedeschi Trucks Band -. Maurice Brown / Tedeschi Trucks Band -. Maurice Brown / Tedeschi Trucks Band -. Maurice Brown / Tedeschi Trucks Band -. Maurice "Mobetta" Brown -. NYC, NY, 8pm.

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Maurice Brown

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It looks like you don't have flash player installed. Click here. To go to Macromedia download page. Grammy award winning trumpet virtuoso/super-producer Maurice Mobetta Brown. Enters 2012 with a wealth of projects, recording dates and concert appearances that will keep his fans abuzz with anticipation. Later this year, Maurice will release the follow-up to his critically acclaimed sophomore release, The Cycle of Love. In the two years since Cycle of Love. Sony Masterworks), which recently won a 2012 Gram...

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SOSnyc.org

http://www.sosnyc.org/AboutUs.html

Styrofoam Out of Schools (SOS) is working to achieve “zero waste” cafeterias in NYC’s public schools by first eliminating Styrofoam (polystyrene) trays; by advocating a Reduce Policy on single use disposables, packaging, and food waste; and by designing alternative messaging to promote reuse, reduction and recycling. We are parents, designers, educators, and policy advocates, accomplishing our work through collaboration, innovative design, in-cafeteria education, and community-based advocacy. The NYC pub...

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SOSnyc.org

http://www.sosnyc.org/STUDENTSandTEACHERS.html

To Students and Teachers:. CLICK HERE TO SEE WHAT 850,000 TRAYS LOOK LIKE. Make sure your school gets composting. As of September, 2015, all NYC schools should be getting compostable trays! Make sure your school uses them and work with your PTA to get a system for composting! Start a REDUCE TRAY USE campaign in your school asap! Find out how many trays your school uses per day. Document your school’s progress. Ask your principal if you can document the amount of cafeteria trash. See if your school ca...

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SOSnyc.org

http://www.sosnyc.org/ACTION.html

Contact you City Council Member. Click Here to locate your City Council Member. Ask you City Council Member and the Mayor to:. Enforce the elimination polystyrene in all NYC DoE schools. Provide financial support for the piloting of composting in all NYC schools. Call for inter-agency support of such pilots. Call for an official REDUCE POLICY and philosophy throughout all school cafeterias and government buildings. Let's protect our children and our environment. Trayless Tuesdays have been enacted in all...

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SOSnyc.org

http://www.sosnyc.org/SOS_National/index.html

In New York City ,. Top 5 Suspected Everyday Carcinogens in the American Cancer Society's Scary New Report. AOL News Surge Desk. July 15 2010) - Some carcinogens you already know and fear: cigarettes, asbestos, smoked meat. But what about the ones you've never even heard of? That's the crux of a new report from the American Cancer Society (ACS), which rounds up 20 suspected carcinogens the organization would like to see studied more extensively. Surge Desk runs down five (not so awesome) favorites. Dr An...

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SOSnyc.org

http://www.sosnyc.org/HealthIMPACT.html

Polystyrene is made with styrene, a chemical which can damage the brain and central nervous system. According to the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), styrene is a possible human carcinogen. Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). EPA information: epa.gov/ttn/atw/hlthef/styrene.html. According to a Foundation for Achievements in Science and Education fact sheet, long term exposure to small quantities of styrene can cause neurotoxic (fatigue, nervousness, difficulty sleeping), hematolo...