Lunch Tray Recycling Program

COLUMBIA, S.C. — State officials say they will start a pilot program to recycle school lunch trays and curb the amount of lunchroom trash.

Education Department spokesman Pete Pillow says disposable trays made from bamboo and sugar cane will be delivered to Hand Middle School on Tuesday, replacing the plastic foam trays the school currently uses. Pillow says the bamboo and sugar cane trays are biodegradable and will be picked up from the school and recycled.

State Education Superintendent Jim Rex and Columbia Mayor Bob Coble will announce the pilot program during a news conference Tuesday morning.

More than half of the state’s public schools use disposable trays.

Via The State

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