BROCKENHURST College’s student cafeteria has set itself the ultimate goal of eliminating single-use plastic on its site.
The Hard Brock Café has stopped using polystyrene food trays, boxes and coffee cups, replacing them with more environmentally-friendly paper-based alternatives.
Decision-makers have also introduced wooden cutlery and drinks stirrers, as well as biodegradable drinks straws.
The move comes amid growing concern about the impact single-use-plastic has on the environment, with marine life particularly affected by the materials, which can take many years to break down.
The initiative is the result of collaboration between the Governors and the Students’ Union, and forms part of the College’s wider environmental strategy.
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