Green Options » styrene http://greenoptions.com/tag/styrene Posts tagged 'styrene' Thu, 07 Aug 2008 02:30:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Ecomugs Bury Styrofoam Cup Use Once and for All http://ecopreneurist.com/2008/08/06/ecomugs-bury-styrofoam-cup-use-once-and-for-all/ http://ecopreneurist.com/2008/08/06/ecomugs-bury-styrofoam-cup-use-once-and-for-all/#comments Thu, 07 Aug 2008 02:30:27 +0000 GO Media Sponsor http://ecopreneurist.com/2008/08/06/ecomugs-bury-styrofoam-cup-use-once-and-for-all/ Editor’s Note: This post was provided by one of our paid sponsors, Ecomugs, a company that offers lead-free mugs as a green alternative to disposable cups, while at the same time providing a healthy work environment and support system for recovering alcoholics.

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Styrofoam - Alarming Statistics

Did you know that over 25,000,000 styrofoam cups go into landfills every year? Styrofoam makes up 25% of our landfill space and is not recyclable, so any cup you use today will still be around 500 years from now. Incinerating styrofoam is not an acceptable alternative to burying the impervious material, as it gives off over 90 different hazardous chemicals, including styrene vapors and dioxin.

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