I would like to enjoy a Cup Noodle without the guilt of knowing I am destroying the environment.

My name is Daniel. I'm 13, and I live in Los Angeles. I love Cup Noodles, and eat it often, because I want something quick to eat after school without having to bother my parents. But there is one thing that has bothered me ever since I started eating it -- the cup.

Nissin makes its cups from styrofoam, a material that can take up to 1 million years to decompose. When I first saw that number, my jaw dropped. If Nissin Foods decided to change its cups to something more eco-friendly, I think it could set a good example for all food manufacturers and dramatically decrease the amount of styrofoam used overall.

Will you join me to make a difference and help keep our world healthy for generations to come? Please sign my petition asking Nissin Foods to stop using styrofoam cups and switch to paper.

On its website, Nissin explains that it uses styrofoam to prevent heat from escaping and to protect the consumer. It also states that its cups are recyclable. This may be true, but there are several cup noodle companies that use paper cups -- in fact, one of their own brands “ Big Cup Noodle” comes in a paper cup. What’s more, styrofoam is rarely recycled, and usually ends up in landfills, where it sits forever or is sent into our environment as litter when rain seeps through the ground.

Styrofoam is made from petroleum. It’s non-sustainable, non-renewable and heavily polluting. Its negative environmental impacts in terms of energy consumption and  how it contributes to greenhouse gases ranks second behind aluminum.  And it is the fifth largest source of hazardous waste in the US.

Join me in asking Nissin to dump the styrofoam and switch to paper for its Cup Noodles. Every step we make towards cleaning up the world matters.