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A worldwide first: Berkeley steps up to the plastic-waste challenge

Berkeley takes up plastic-waste challenge

June 7, 2012:

Stepping up to the global challenge of trying to keep plastic out of the environment, UC Berkeley is the first university campus in the world to embrace the Plastic Disclosure Project. From disposable lab ware to chicken-nugget bags to Styrofoam packing, plastic makes up a big part of the campus’s waste stream, and this effort aims to help solve the problem.