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| - School Nutrition Services cleaning chemical supplier SFS Portion Pac has received the Green Seal for eco-friendly products. SFSPac uses portion controlled packaging and concentrated chemicals that reduces shipping costs and saves fuel by not having to ship water in bulk containers of premixed chemicals. The packaging also reduces the amount of waste going into the landfill.
| - Cooking oil from high schools is collected to make biodiesel fuel.
| - Cardboard, tin cans and plastic bottles from the kitchen are recycled.
| - "Why does School Nutrition use styrofoam trays?" is a question we are often asked and there are several reasons for using styrofoam trays at this time while we continue to search for affordable dinnerware.
- Chemicals for washing dishes can cause harm to the water, especially in schools with septic systems. Older water treatment systems may not be able to handle the large influx of hot water and chemicals.
- Guilford County experiences drought conditions frequently and the use of dishmachines would greatly impact the amount of water used by schools.
- The space that some schools had for dishmachines is now used for freezer or dry storage or even as a manager’s office or record keeping storage space. Almost all kitchens are very limited in space.
- Disposables are sanitary. After a single use they are disposed of so there is little concern for use of potentially contaminated dinnerware.
- Cost is a major reason for using styrofoam instead of paper fiber or food based fiber disposable trays. The search continues as biodegradable paper trays bid prices are requested each year, but to date they have been cost prohibitive.
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