“Creating compostable plastics lowers the need for conventional plastics and goes a step further to turn discarded material into food for the soil. By upcycling agricultural waste like rice husks into bioplastics, we can make use of a by-product and then return it to the earth when we’re done.”

“Upcycling means to take waste material that would normally be disposed of—as in sent to a landfill or burned—and turning them into something new. In other words, upcycling looks at waste and says, “Hey, I can do something with that!” and prevents it from ending up in the garbage.”

“A carbon footprint is the impact an entity—a person, a business, a product—has on the environment. The “carbon” in the name is in reference to carbon dioxide, as CO2 is used as a rough equivalent to calculate any given footprint. More technically, carbon footprints are a measurement of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.”

“Music is often considered separately from the “core” subjects offered in schools: math, science, language arts, and history. “The arts” are frequently discussed in terms of their importance in a child’s education, and are therefore often at risk of budget cuts or being removed from a curriculum altogether. The more traditional subjects are treated as more valuable and more important than music because it is an “art” rather than a subject that seems more directly applicable to careers upon graduation, like math.
This couldn’t be further from the truth.”

“Both biodegradable plastic and compostable plastic fall within the “bioplastic” category. They will break down and return to the earth over time, but biodegradable plastics may not do so in a compost environment. What they break down into can also be different. Depending on what it’s made of, a biodegradable plastic may degrade into material that’s harmful to plants and animals. Compostable plastic is both biodegradable and safe for the environment!”