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In 2023, our club wanted to support the new area of focus of Rotary - Supporting the Environment. A committee was formed to research and create a plan to collect Styrofoam. Committee members were Beth Long, Rebekah Goolsby and Daniel Landeros.Since then, our club has been collecting clean Styrofoam the first Saturday of the month at the SFC Farmers' Market at the Burger Center, 3200 Jones Rd, Austin, TX 78745 from 9 am - 1 pm.
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Our Club was excited to be invited to present at the Earthx2024 Congress of Conferences-Dallas begun by Trammel S. Crow. President Rebekah and member Beth were asked to present to Earth X on our A New Home for Styrofoam. They have been asked several times to present again, but timing was an issue, but pleased to have been asked.
WE HAVE COLLECTED ALMOST 3,000 POUNDS OF STYROFOAM SINCE WE STARTED THIS PROJECT! 700 POUNDS THE FIRST YEAR, 2,000 the second year. THERE IS NO WEIGHT TO STYROFOAM SO JUST IMAGE HOW MUCH WE HAVE COLLECTED! THANK YOU AUSTIN!
Did you know?
* Styrofoam is made from petroleum based product and is 90 percent air and does not easily biodegrade.
* Styrofoam releases toxic chemicals when it breaks down.
* It is, as such, one of the hardest materials to recycle.
* Special and costly machines are needed to process.
* It could take up to 500 years for Styrofoam to degrade and it decomposes into hazardous materials.
Here are some links for more information on Styrofoam: