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Student group aims to reduce plastice use on campus

Marissa Tansino8 years ago8 years ago06 mins

In an effort to improve the University of Rhode Island’s campus environment, the organization Student Action for Sustainability (SAS), is advocating for plastic reduction. “People say, ‘oh well I don’t really mind if there’s plastic on the ground,’” said sophomore Nicole Iannone of SAS. “Well you might not mind, but the bird that’s choking on…

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Growing a new generation of environmental lovers

Nicholas Bush8 years ago7 years ago05 mins

According to Major Waste Disposal, the average American throws away 4.5 pounds of trash every day. To visualize how much trash that is, you would need a 100-mile-deep hole the size of a football field to store just one year of trash thrown away in the United States. The world is in general consensus that…

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