White House Announces Greener Easter Egg Roll

The White House announced last week that this year’s Easter Egg Roll will be more environmentally friendly!  It will feature eggs made in the USA from wood certified by the Forest Stewardship Council. The FSC is a non-profit organization who’s mission is “to promote responsible management of the world’s forests.”  It was created in 1994 to promote the vision of sustainable development established by the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in 1992.  This year’s Egg Roll will also feature greener packaging made from paperboard certified by the Sustainable Forestry Initiative. The packaging “uses no wood fibers from controversial sources” and the printed egg carton can be recycled.  It is also decorated with vegetable oil-based inks and water-based coatings.  The eggs are given to children 12 years and younger chosen at random through an online lottery system.  This year’s Egg Roll will take place on April 25 on the south lawn of the White House.  The theme is “Get Up and Go” and will feature activities that will encourage kids to lead active and healthy lives.  Thoughts?