{"id":300,"date":"2019-02-26T17:15:44","date_gmt":"2019-02-26T17:15:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.sjcme.edu\/sustainability\/?p=300"},"modified":"2019-03-06T18:58:17","modified_gmt":"2019-03-06T18:58:17","slug":"college-implements-biodegradable-straws-across-campus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sjcme.edu\/sustainability\/college-implements-biodegradable-straws-across-campus\/","title":{"rendered":"College Implements Biodegradable Straws Across Campus"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_303\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-303\" class=\"wp-image-303 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sjcme.edu\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/straws-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Baggot biodegradable straws\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sjcme.edu\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/straws-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.sjcme.edu\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/straws-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.sjcme.edu\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/straws-619x825.jpg 619w, https:\/\/blogs.sjcme.edu\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/straws.jpg 849w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-303\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">New biodegradable straws on the Saint Joseph&#8217;s College campus.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Saint Joseph\u2019s College recently switched from plastic straws to biodegradable straws through an agreement between Student Government, the College\u2019s Mission-Aligned Businesses, and Sustainable Enterprises. Student Government President Ray Mosca \u201919 said, \u201cIn Student Government, our primary focus is ensuring the highest quality service to the student body in all aspects of campus life. Recognizing the critical role of sustainability on campus and in the greater community, we decided that switching to biodegradable straws combined our interests of promoting high quality service with improving our environmental impact. The Student Government Board recommended this change to the Director of Mission-Aligned Business and Sustainable Enterprises, and biodegradable straws were soon implemented into regular dining services operations. Across the country, companies such as Starbucks, Hyatt, and American Airlines have abandoned plastic straws to find more sustainable alternatives. We wanted to bring this national trend home to Saint Joseph\u2019s, leading the way for colleges in Maine.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_301\" style=\"width: 333px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-301\" class=\"wp-image-301\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sjcme.edu\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/strawsbaggot-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Baggot biodegradable straws\" width=\"323\" height=\"242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sjcme.edu\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/strawsbaggot-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.sjcme.edu\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/strawsbaggot-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.sjcme.edu\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/strawsbaggot-619x464.jpg 619w, https:\/\/blogs.sjcme.edu\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/strawsbaggot.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 323px) 100vw, 323px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-301\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Straw Made From Plants, ECO-PRODUCTS, 100% Compostable.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saint Joseph\u2019s College recently switched from plastic straws to biodegradable straws through an agreement between Student Government, the College\u2019s Mission-Aligned Businesses, and Sustainable Enterprises. Student Government President Ray Mosca \u201919 said, \u201cIn Student Government, our primary focus is ensuring the highest quality service to the student body in all aspects of campus life. 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