10 Yr Old Girl Convinces Smoothie Company To Stop Using Styrofoam Cups

It seems like it should be fairly obvious: a health food company that prides itself on being organic and good for the environment shouldn't be using styrofoam cups to serve its drinks. Stryofoam is horrible for the environment from the chemicals needed for its creation to the fact that it doesn't break down well once disposed of, but smoothie giant Jamba Juice in California was still serving its drinks using this harmful material. This didn't sit well with one 10 year old girl named Mia Hansen who decided to take matters into her own hands.

After buying a smoothie in June, she was greatly upset to find herself being handed a styrofoam cup. She headed right out and started a petition to ask Jamba Juice to change its ways. Within weeks, the petition went viral and gained over 130,000 signatures. Mia and her mother heard back after only three weeks. Jamba Juice had agreed to stop using styrofoam by the end of 2013. They will move to a much more ecologically friendly alternative and save thousands of cups from going to landfills where they would take many years to break down.