| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 73.23 |
| Liaison | Heather Albert-Knopp |
| Submission Date | Feb. 28, 2022 |
College of the Atlantic
IN-32: Single-Use Plastic Ban
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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0.50 / 0.50 |
Rob
Levin Director of Communications Communications |
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Has the institution banned or eliminated the on-site sales and distribution of at least one type of single-use disposable plastic?:
Yes
A brief description of the single-use disposable plastics that have been banned or eliminated:
COA pledged to ban single-use disposable products in 2019, signing the #BreakFreeFromPlastic Pledge. This ban includes:
- Single-use plastic utensils
- Single-use plastic straws & stirrers
- Single-use plastic food serviceware (cups, plates, bowls, trays, sauce dishes, lids, etc)
- Single-use plastic clamshells & to-go containers
- All polystyrene (Styrofoam™ and similar) food service products
- Single-use plastic-lined cups and bowls (coffee cups, soup bowls, snack boats, etc)
- Single-use plastic-wrapped condiments, sauces, and seasonings (butter, jelly, peanut butter, creamers, sugars, salt, pepper, etc)
- Individually-packaged items with bulk alternatives (napkins, oyster crackers, individually wrapped fresh baked goods, mints, toothpicks, etc)
- Single-use hot beverage packets unnecessarily packaged in plastic (K-Cups, plastic-wrapped tea bags, etc)
- Plastic shopping bags
- Single-use plastic utensils
- Single-use plastic straws & stirrers
- Single-use plastic food serviceware (cups, plates, bowls, trays, sauce dishes, lids, etc)
- Single-use plastic clamshells & to-go containers
- All polystyrene (Styrofoam™ and similar) food service products
- Single-use plastic-lined cups and bowls (coffee cups, soup bowls, snack boats, etc)
- Single-use plastic-wrapped condiments, sauces, and seasonings (butter, jelly, peanut butter, creamers, sugars, salt, pepper, etc)
- Individually-packaged items with bulk alternatives (napkins, oyster crackers, individually wrapped fresh baked goods, mints, toothpicks, etc)
- Single-use hot beverage packets unnecessarily packaged in plastic (K-Cups, plastic-wrapped tea bags, etc)
- Plastic shopping bags
Optional Fields
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
https://www.coa.edu/about/environmental-commitment/publications-policies/
https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/as-seen-on-tv/college-of-the-atlantic-bans-single-use-plastic-products/97-9eb679eb-8b28-45eb-a335-b86f96bb69db
https://www.postlandfill.org/break-free-from-plastic/?doing_wp_cron=1644418788.1066169738769531250000
https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/as-seen-on-tv/college-of-the-atlantic-bans-single-use-plastic-products/97-9eb679eb-8b28-45eb-a335-b86f96bb69db
https://www.postlandfill.org/break-free-from-plastic/?doing_wp_cron=1644418788.1066169738769531250000
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