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PackagingJul 2 - Los Angeles Poised to Put Fee on Plastic Bags, Phase Out StyrofoamA committee of the Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously yesterday to ban plastic bags if the Legislature does not soon require a fee. The committee also unanimously voted to ban foamed polystyrene ("Styrofoam") in city facilities. The measure will now come up for a vote before the full city council. CAW and Plastic Bags:
Apr 23 - Styrofoam Voted out of Municipal Facilities in Long Beach, San MateoThe Long Beach City Council and the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors voted yesterday to ban the use of expanded polystyrene food packaging ("Styrofoam") in municipal facilities. Bans on EPS in municipal facilities are often the first step to a broader food packaging law. Shaun Bishop of the San Mateo Daily News writes:
Additionally, the Ventura County Board of Supervisors voted yesterday to ban the distribution of EPS at the county harbor. Read an Article in the Ventura County Star>> Many other municipalities are currently considering similar, or tougher, laws regarding polystyrene takeout food packaging, which is a central component of marine debris pollution. CAW and Polystyrene:
Mar 27 - NYC Councilmember Proposes Banning PolystyreneNew York City Council Member Bill de Blasio, who has introduced a motion to ban polystyrene city-wide, has started a pilot project that will swtich some NYC schools from polystyrene trays to compostable bagasse trays, a material produced from the waste produced from sugar cane production. Swell Chan of the New York Times reports that the New York City Public School System goes through 153 million polystyrene trays annually. Many school districts in Southern California also use disposable foam trays. CAW and Polystyrene:
Mar 27 - PVC Bill Nears Hearing DateAB 2505, which will phase out the use of polyvinyl chloride packaging, will be heard in Assembly ESTM committee Tuesday. PVC packaging is not recycled, contaminates the PET recycling stream and has a high incidence rate of heavy metal and phthalate contamination. In related news, the New York Times reported that hospitals are working to phase out the use of PVC. Susan Moran writes that hospitals have been leading the campaign to require vendors to switch to non-PVC alternatives:
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