Jack Brady

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

9201 University City Blvd,
Charlotte, NC 28223

2 May 2017

Kelly Freschcorn
Recycling Office Manager
9201 University City Blvd,
Charlotte, Nc 28223

Dear Ms. Freschcorn,

My name is Jack Brady I am a student at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. I am

deeply concerned with amount of styrofoam cups being used. Walking around my campus, I
often see trash bins overflowing with styrofoam cups and it disturbs me because I know that
styrofoam is not recyclable. It is non-biodegradable and just takes up space in our landfills
forever. I am moving to ban styrofoam cups on the college campus.

Styrofoam is made from polystyrene, a petroleum-based plastic, which contains Styrene. In

2002, Styrene was declared a possible human carcinogen by The International Agency for
Research on Cancer. In addition, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has confirmed
recurrent exposure to Styrene leads to detrimental effects on the nervous and respiratory
systems.

There are multiple alternatives to styrofoam cups. Companies could be using recyclable plastics
along with paper. If we do not make this change we will continue to be pollute the landfills and
the water. In addition to alternative cup materials, potentially a tax on environmentally costly
materials could reduce their usage.

Sincerely,

Jack Brady
A-Team for life