The
districtwide switch to recyclable paper trays was sparked by students at one
middle school who were studying the effects of trash on the environment.
The district uses about 40 million trays a
year. The new paper tray is about 3 to 4 cents cheaper per unit and saves the
district about $5 million to $6 million, Binkle said. King Middle and every
other school in the district have now adopted the compostable paper trays.
