Busch parks intro 'green' food containers

SeaWorld Orlando, Discovery Cove, Busch Gardens and other Busch theme parks will soon convert their food-service containers and tableware supplies to eco friendly, biodegradable versions. The new tableware will be made from farm-raised organic materials such as corn and bamboo, as opposed to the polystyrene foam and petrochemical-based plastic wares currently being used. Busch Entertainment has set a goal of eliminating the offending tableware from 21 employee lounges and public restaurants throughout the 10-park chain by the end of this year, and hopes to eliminate those materials from all of its theme-park restaurants and lounges nationwide by the end of 2009.