Most people have heard it said that this material does detrimental things to the planet, but very few people actually understand what it is that Styrofoam does and how it harms the environment. This article will explain the impact Styrofoam...
http://greenliving.lovetoknow.com/How_Styrofoam_is_Bad_...
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Styrofoam is bad for the environment in many ways. Take an ECOnomically Sound step and ... Now I've been requested to bring a package to her class - are these no good just like styrofoam mentioned here? Is there a earth friendly alternative that doesn't use harmful chemicles (if these foam stickers really are not good)?
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www.economicallysound.com/to_foam_or_not_to_foam.html
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The gases used in the styrofoam are generally not good for the environment. Styrofoam lasts forever, ... Flakes of styrofoam can enter food or drink and be harmful. Styrofoam can hurt animals. It floats in water and is often broken into small pellets, which marine life eat by mistake. The buoyancy of styrofoam has been known...
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www.sathyasai.org/organize/z1reg01/tehehn/retreatfood.h...
www.sathyasai.org/organize/z1reg01/tehehn/retreatfood.html
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name Jacque status other age 30s Question - I am trying to find out the pro's & con's of using paper cups over polystyrene foam in regards to the environment. I am trying to give my company reasons to discontinue use of the polystyrene foam cups.
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www.newton.dep.anl.gov/askasci/gen99/gen99498.htm
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Styrofoam is made of (drumroll, please) polystyrene. For about as much information as you could possibly want on polystyrene, check out the Polystyrene Packaging Council. There, you'll find general facts, production information, tips on recycling, and articles trumpeting polystyrene's low impact on the environment.
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ask.yahoo.com/19980728.html
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Why is styrofoam still made and used when it is considered so harmful to the environment? The manufacture of styrofoam and other foamed plastic products require very little... ... Why is styrofoam still made and used when it is considered so harmful to the environment?
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www.answerbag.com/q_view/33515
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Environmental activists say that the use of styrofoam is harmful for the environment. The chief of the Environmental Quality Promotion Department says that natural materials are better than non-degradable foam.
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www.hasekamp.com/newspro/arc10-2002.html
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I have heard that Styrofoam is harmful for the environment. My company uses Styrofoam in the cafeteria and I would like some information about problems with Styrofoam so that I might convince them to switch to reusables.
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www.ecocycle.org/timesfall2000/askrosie.cfm
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Well, little might you have known that Styrofoam cups don't dissolve in the Earth eventually like other materials do. It just sits there. Useless. Taking up space. Therefore, it is negligent to the environment. ... In the end, Styrofoam is harmful to the Ozone. The Ozone, as you may know, is a form of oxygen containing...
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www.petitionspot.com/petitions/NoStyrofoam
www.petitionspot.com/petitions/NoStyrofoam
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