Meet Bloomberg | Styrofoam

This is not asking anybody to do anything that’s really going to hurt anybody. But it’s good for everybody. So we’re not banning everything!

— Michael Bloomberg, Observer, Feb. 15, 2015

HIzzoner's Final Hurrah: Banning Plastic Foam

Not only has he been watching what you’re drinking — see Alcohol and Soda — he’s been watching what you’re drinking out of … polystyrene foam, more popularly known by the brand name Styrofoam. “Here in New York City, it costs us an extra 20 bucks a ton to take it out of these recycling things,” Bloomberg said. “Your tax bill is higher than it needs to be because we’ve got to go and take polystyrene out of the waste.” So rather than asking residents to put their Styrofoam in the regular trash, Bloomberg’s solution — as always — was to ban it. Never mind that the alternatives to polystyrene cost two to five times more and would ultimately result in higher prices for takeout food.  

The 3-Step Cycle That Led To The Plastic Foam Ban

People Put Styrofoam In Recycling

People Put Styrofoam In Recycling

Plastic foam containers are non-biodegradable and can’t be recycled.

City Hires Workers To Remove It

City Hires Workers To Remove It

“Your tax bill is higher than it needs to be because we’ve got to go and take polystyrene out of the waste,” said Bloomberg.

Workers Put It In Regular Trash

Workers Put It In Regular Trash

Apparently, the mayor didn’t think residents could learn to put Styrofoam in the regular trash ... hence, another ban.

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Crain's New York  

Wednesday, September 23, 2015

Ban on Plastic Foam Containers Overturned external link

A Bloomberg-backed law that banned foam food and drink containers was reversed by a state Supreme Court judge. A state judge has overturned New York City's ban on plastic foam containers, finding the nearly 30,000 ...

ABC News  

Thursday, December 19, 2013

Bloomberg's Last Vice Ban Expected To Pass external link

New York City Council today is expected to pass a ban on disposable foam cups and containers. The ban on single use products made from polystyrene, commonly called Styrofoam, is considered Mayor Michael Bloomberg's last ...

New York Post  

Thursday, November 21, 2013

Mayor Bloomberg Wants to Ban Styrofoam external link

Rosemary Nunez, owner of La Nueva Estrella El Castillo restaurant in Brooklyn. "This is just another example of the administration trampling on the interests of the people who create jobs in this city." The trade ...

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