Plastic takeout containers are taking over Boston College. Across campus, students are easily spotted carrying their food in these containers from the dining halls. Some students carry their hot lunches to eat back in their dorms. Others might have a cold sandwich, in the smaller container, to munch on during class. Many students even use them as cereal bowls. The “to go” containers are everywhere. Last year alone, 871,500 plastic to-go containers were used at BC (Kaiser). This is a problem because they are not leaving. They are not leaving BC, and they are not leaving the landfill. The plastic to-go containers in the dining halls should be eliminated at BC and replaced with compostable containers to eliminate the many problems caused by plastics.