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Next time you order take-out food or ask for a 'doggy bag' to take leftovers home, look carefully at the type of food container they package your goods in. Certain plastics and styrofoam are non-recyclable, so once they have been used they are thrown into landfills where they decompose very slowly while emitting toxins into the environment.
Fast food restaurants are one of the biggest offenders when it comes to the amount of waste produced, and as such should be responsible for reducing, recycling, and reusing it. However, we all have some responsibility in encouraging environmentally-friendly packaging products, from the huge conglomerates down to each individual.
It's very easy these days for companies and individuals to find and to use recyclable paper wrapping, cardboard boxes, and recycled plastic containers for their packaging needs. Next time you order food for take-out, remember to take a look if they use packaging options that can be recycled or composted.
Certain types of plastics and polystyrene, cardboard and paper are capable of being recycled, so there really is no reason for any food establishment or supermarket not to provide these options. Recycling can even save food companies money since it reduces the amount of trash that has to be thrown away and lowers the costs involved in having it collected.
Traditionally, styrofoam has been used for take-out food, but more organizations are now aware that it is very difficult to recycle and some recycling plants won't even accept it. It is very slow to break down and takes up a lot of space in landfills, and there are much more environmentally friendly food containers available that can easily be purchased from suppliers online.
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