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Popular Palo Alto cafe, Tootsie’s at the Stanford Barn, replaces disposable foodware with reusable containers in honor of Earth Day

Dishcraft Robotics, in collaboration with UPSTREAM, today announced the launch of a program to help reduce the increasing volume of waste produced by takeout foodware. Dubbed Serve It Safe, the program will help restaurants reduce waste by serving takeout meals in sanitized, sustainable, reusable containers.

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Report Finds Plastics and Food Packaging Pose Global Health Threat, Nearly 200 Groups Call for Urgent Action

Nearly 200 environmental and public health organizations​ released an urgent ​Call to Action​ in response to a peer-reviewed consensus​ statement signed ​by 33 world-renowned ​scientists. It warns that chemicals used in food packaging pose numerous threats to human health.

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