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Chicago alderman proposes foam ban

The ban would apply to Chicago stores, restaurants and cafeterias.

Lauren R. Hartman -- Packaging Digest, 2/11/2010 3:57:31 PM

A Chicago alderman is proposing a citywide EPS foam ban. Chicago board finance committee chairman Ed Burke drafted the "styrofoam" ban after learning that Chicago Public Schools use and throw away 35 million Styrofoam lunch trays each year. The ban would apply to restaurants, stores and cafeterias.

 

Burke proposed the ban after hearing that Chicago Public Schools use and throw away 35 million Styrofoam lunch trays each year.

 

If the City Council approves the ban, violators would face fines ranging of up to $300 for the first offense to $500 for subsequent violations. 

 

Read more at www.abclocal.go.com

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