Lawmaker Floats Ban on Styrofoam
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A state senator, Liz Krueger, has introduced a bill that would ban Styrofoam products in the food service industry.
The bill, which would apply to restaurants, fast-food chains, supermarkets, and other vendors, would require businesses to phase out Styrofoam products within one year.
City schools throw away 150 million Styrofoam meal trays a year.
“Picture Styrofoam, and you picture a product produced from petroleum that takes up to 500 years to fully disintegrate,” the senator said in a statement.
