Goodbye plastic: only biodegradable tableware for schools of Milan – The Republic

(Rinnovabili.it) – The recycling of plates, cups and plastic cutlery in Italy is still relatively young. And ‘in fact only from May of 2012 that the disposable tableware have opened the bins of waste. The merit is not so much the technological advances achieved in the recovery of polymers, but rather a banal bureaucratic issues: the aforementioned date in fact marks the transition of these plastic utensils in the category “Packaging”, with consequent allocation of environmental contribution payable the National packaging Consortium for recycling. This is an important qualification, since the heterogeneous plastics that make up plates and cutlery can not yet count on a chain of recovery nationwide . Their fate in many cases is that of being transformed into fuel. Some people, however, do not intend to wait for the technological advancement – like the one that in recent years has distinguished REVET, treatment company in Tuscany has started some projects of reuse of mixed plastics – and is ready to say goodbye to plastic fossil from now. And ‘the case of the City of Milan, became the first Italian city to ban traditional plastic tableware in favor of a service of school meals environmentally responsible 100% . From this September in fact the dishes and the glasses used to serve meals to the pupils of nursery schools, primary and secondary of the city will all be biodegradable and compostable material. In fact the introduction of pottery “green” began in January 2015, with the gradual replacement of all the dishes of primary and secondary schools. “ It took less than two years and the result, on the tables of children, has been achieved – says Gabriella Iacono, Chief Executive of Milan Catering – c on next fall will complete zeroing of plastic tableware still present in the dining halls of Milan. “ This virtuous action and ultimately lead to a further drastic reduction of plastic consumption in school canteens in Milan: more than 12.3 million cups, 8.5 million plates and cups 5 million, all for more than 200 000 kg plastic.

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