Will they drink to that? Williams College student working to make beer pong Earth-friendly
Itâs pretty simple, really, and could foreshadow similar efforts in other venues. Michael Medvedev has embarked on a nonprofit venture to bring compostable plastic cups made from corn resin â cups that decompose in about 90 days â to students at Williams College and, hopefully, to other college students at campuses near and far. The manufacturing process uses half the water and half the carbon and less energy consumption than the manufacture of conventional plastic cups, he contends. Itâs an effort to supplant the iconic Solo red plastic cups that, for years, have been pop...