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There are currently sixty-six football and baseball stadiums combined in the United States today. Many of these stadiums use unhealthy pesticides on their grass, use lots of energy in stadium lights for night games, and some don’t even have a place to recycle paper products. Major League Baseball, the National Football League, FIFA (Soccer), and other professional leagues have now been made aware of these problems and are attempting to become more environmentally healthy for the fans, players, and future of their sport. Although leagues are trying to change, these worries are still a problem in many professional stadiums. I’m very interested in the topic because I’m a big sports fan and would love to see a change such as a change in chemicals of what grounds crew uses on the grass and use renewable energy/solar panels for the lights.
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National Geographic, Kickoff Time for Green Stadiums. Updated on 02/04/2011 [|http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/energy/2011/02/pictures/110204-super-bowl-green-stadiums-nfl-fifa-soccer-football-baseball-energy#/green-stadiums-super-bowl-nuremberg-germany-football_31992_600x450.jpg]

Athletic Business, Professional Stadium and Arena Sustainability. 06/2010. []

Green Sports Venues, Target Field. Updated on 12/12/2011. []

In NYC schools alone, 850,000 Styrofoam trays are used for school lunches each day. Styrofoam takes a very long time to break down once put in a landfill. This has been a concern in many schools for many years, but it is the cheapest way to do school lunches and with the economy the way it is, most schools choose what is cheaper rather than what is more environmentally friendly. There are also some concerns of reports that say toxins can leach from Styrofoam when in contact with hot foods. Many schools have tried recycling trays, although this is much better than putting them in landfills it is still an environmental concern because facilities to do so are few and far between and transporting it can be an issue. My school, like others still uses Styrofoam trays. I’m very interested in the topic because I would like to learn alternatives to Styrofoam for my school.
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Green Living Tips, School Lunch Tray Dilemma. Updated on 05/23/2010. []

eHow Home, Bad Things About Styrofoam Lunch Trays. Updated in 2011. []

The compact disk, aka CD-ROM, have been around since 1976. They have multiple uses, from listening to music, to recording a show, to collecting music, and so much more! According to //__Ask.com__//, 670.9 Billion CDs have been sold in the world since 1976. It seems like a harmless item that gives you hours of entertainment while in the car but along with all the fun there is a big environmental issue. Each year 5.5 million software packages and millions of other music CDs are thrown into landfills all around the country. They are made of many of non-renewable and non-biodegradable materials, which takes many years to disintegrate. They also release harmful dioxins into the atmosphere. DVDs are made with the same material and are also just as hard to get rid of. Most CDs come packaged with a jewel case, with plastic wrap around it. These are produced with a plastic with many additives, one being lead. This makes it non-biodegradable and makes it very difficult to recycle. Although technology is advancing and music is becoming accessible without the purchase of CDs, I still see a great environmental problem with disks.
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CD-ROM Environmental Impact. Updated on 05/21/2009. []

The Life Cycle of CDs and DVDs. Updated in 04/2003, []