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Efforts to ban foam containers pick up steam

by Andy Uhler
May 3, 2019
Maine this week became the first state to ban polystyrene for single-use food and drink containers.
Maine became the first state to ban polystyrene for single-use food and drink containers.
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"Styrofoam" bans expand as plastic falls out of favor

by Amy Scott
Jan 4, 2016
Washington, D.C. becomes the latest city to outlaw polystyrene food containers.
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Your coffee cup probably isn't recyclable… yet

by Lewis Wallace
May 21, 2014
Big names like McDonald's and Jamba Juice have tossed polystyrene cups.
The Rumpke Recycling center in downtown Dayton, Ohio. Rumpke is currently upgrading its facilities for processing single-stream recycling in the area—but says it can't use most paper cups.
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