Environmentally Friendly Beverages
July 9, 2021
Kaliyah McKnight
Starting this fall, New Brunswick public
schools will only sell beverages that come in
environmentally friendly packages.
The switch is happening because of growing
concerns many students, parents, faculty,
and staff have about single use plastics and
their negative impact on the climate.
The schools will no longer sell plastic
bottled beverages in favor of aluminum cans
and bottles.
Water and juice sold in vending machines
and à la carte [ah la cart] will come in either
aluminum bottles or cans.
The school district is encouraging non-
plastic beverage vessels. They are not
banning students from bringing their own
plastic bottles, unlike with glass vessels.
The board of education has determined that
the price of water will increase due to the
now environmentally friendly packaging.
However, William James, the Head of the
New Brunswick Board of Education makes
clear that there are more benefits than
drawbacks with the aluminum water bottles.
(SOT: 0:04) “If properly taken care of, any
student could reuse one aluminum bottle for
months”.
The school district will announce new prices
for these infinitely recyclable beverage
vessels in late August.
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