New York Mayor Bloomberg has proposed a city-wide ban on plastic foam containers, i.e., styrofoam. In Fairfax, California, a referendum sponsored by the Green Party banned styrofoam beverage containers within the town limits almost twenty years ago. We had opposition, but a grass-roots campaign overcame won out. It might help to explain things if you realize that in Fairfax the Green Party was the second largest party, ahead of the Republicans.
A short time later San Jose State food services also banned styrofoam containers. I'm proud to say I was one of the leaders in both those efforts.
I'll be calling Mayor Bloomberg to offer my assistance when I get back there.
Styrofoam is terrible for the environment. It's 2013, we should have figured out a better alternative by now.
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