Marquette, MI – (Great Lakes Radio News) – A grass-roots group advocating for the elimination of single-use styrofoam containers in the City of Marquette is holding a public meeting this Wednesday at 7:00pm at the Peter White Public Library in Marquette.
StyroFree Marquette is seeking to get restaurants and other institutions to consider ending the use of the styrofoam to-go containers and cups and have them replaced by containers made of biodegradable and environmentally friendly materials.
Ron Carnell, lead organizer of the effort, joined the Sunny Morning Show today to talk about the group and the meeting.
Carnell said the ultimate goal of the group is to widen it’s membership to include other organizational, political and academic leaders to make Marquette the first Michigan city to enact a ban on styrofoam used for take-out food and beverage containers.
He said, however, that such a ban would be difficult to get passed in a short period of time, so StyroFree Marquette is currently working to spread it’s message through outreach and education about the health and ecological risks of styrofoam.
LISTEN IN – Ron Carnell with more about StyroFree Marquette.
VISIT – The StyroFree Marquette website.
