Miami Beach bans Styrofoam containers

Styrofoam already is banned from the city’s beaches, and the new law would extend to the city’s parks or other city property. Also affected are sidewalk cafes, which use the public right of way to serve customers.(source infra)

Miami Beach moves to ban Styrofoam containers at sidewalk cafes, city parks - Miami Beach - MiamiHerald.com: "Styrofoam cups and boxes will no longer be allowed at Miami Beach parks and sidewalk cafes if the City Commission gives final approval to a proposed new law. “It’s terrible for the environment, it blows around the city, it breaks up, the chemicals are harmful, the wildlife and our fish … eat these things, and it’s time to get with the program,” said Commissioner Michael Grieco, who sponsored the ban." (read more at the link above)

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