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Oregon Zoo uses biodegradable cups |
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PORTLAND, Oregon - With gas
prices at a record high, a pipeline in Alaska being shut down, and uncertainty
in the Middle East, oil is all over the news. As an alternative to conventional,
petroleum-based plastics, the Oregon Zoo has begun using environmentally safe
bioplastic beer and wine cups during its popular summer concerts. The new
bioplastics, supplied by Cereplast of San Francisco, have the added benefit of
being 100 percent compostable.
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