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NewYork City bans Styrofoam

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law barring New York City food-service businesses and
A stores from using most Styrofoam products has gone
into effect. The Styrofoam ban is among more than a
dozen new laws that went into effect on New Year’s Day.
The prohibition includes food containers and loose packing
fill made from what's known as expanded polystyrene. India’s Largest Selling Brand
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meat.“The 60 million pounds of styrofoam New Yorkers
throw away each year clog our landfills and fuel the
petroleum economy destroying our planet,” de Blasio said NEW
in a statement. “We’re ending this dirty practice so we

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can ensure a cleaner, fairer future for our children,” he
added.City lawmakers approved the ban in 2013, but a
lawsuit from the restaurant industry held it off for years.
A judge ruled this past June that it could go forward. The
city is giving businesses a six-month grace period to adjust
to the ban before it starts imposing fines for violations.

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of Small Business Services, the mayor's office noted. Dozens
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the first violation is a $250 ticket and the second violation
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