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California banned polystyrene: So why is it still on store shelves?

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Styrofoam coffee cups, plates, clamshell takeout containers and other food service items made with expanded polystyrene plastic can still be found in restaurants and on store shelves, despite a ban that went into effect on Jan. 1.

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Legislation banning single-use plastics, polystyrene advancing at Illinois Statehouse

(The Center Square) – Business groups fear legislation moving through Springfield banning single-use plastics and styrofoam containers will drive up costs for consumers.

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California banned polystyrene: So why is it still on store shelves?

Styrofoam coffee cups, plates, clamshell takeout containers and other food service items made with expanded polystyrene plastic can still be found in restaurants and on store shelves, despite a ban that went into effect on Jan. 1.

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CT lawmakers move to ban plastic utensils, Styrofoam food containers

The General Assembly’s Environment Committee passed a bill on March 24 that will ban plastic utensils, straws, stirrers, and polystyrene food containers starting in 2026 in an effort to remove plastics from the waste stream, but businesses and schools say it will cost them and their customers. According to Committee Bill 6229, no state or municipal agency, vendor with a government contract, school, business or food vendor shall sell, use, purcha…

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