University High School senior Aiko Levine, 17, and her organization Takeout Turnaround helps restaurants transition away from using single-use plastic and foam items.
Caitlin Schmidt Takeout meals became a way of life for the Levine family, and many others, during the pandemic. But after two years of watching countless plastic and foam containers end up in her family's trashcan, University High School senior Aiko Levine decided to take action.
People are also reading… Local news Take our latest Tucson News Quiz! After working with Levine, one prominent Tucson restaurateur made the choice to choose eco-friendly products.Levine also has the ear of officials at Tucson's largest school district, and the potential to create widespread change in Pima County.
"They're pretty popular. I reached out to them and they sent me a bunch of samples," Levine said."They were super helpful, so I was very appreciative of that." Finally, someone from the supplier, Western Paper, was willing to give Levine the price points. With the information she needed, Levine was ready to get serious.
Uptown opened the first weekend in December. Scordato said his decision to go green at Uptown was based largely on his interactions with Levine, who was"so nice and passionate" about the cause. "I probably wouldn't have done it if it wasn't for her showing that it doesn't cost more and the product is better," Scordato said."She's going places."
"I want to see 10 restaurants in Tucson make the change," Levine said."But five would be good to get the ball rolling." Trish Wheeler, who teaches environmental sciences at UHS, was happy to oversee the club when she was approached by Levine. When Levine first approached Wheeler about the club, the idea was to motivate members to go out to eat and talk to business owners and managers about sustainable goods. She hosted a presentation for members and created a spreadsheet for students to keep track of who is handling each restaurant on the list."They heard from a lot of places that they already had a contract and there were other obstacles," she said.
With every UHS freshman required to take environmental sciences, Wheeler is able to educate all incoming students about the ways in which humans affect the environment. TUSD has received a grant to help it transition to more sustainable materials, and is planning to replace the Styrofoam trays used for school lunches with paper trays and more eco-friendly containers.
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