New York mayor seeks to ban Styrofoam

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New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg unveils a proposed budget in the Blue Room of New York's City HallNEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg will propose a ban on Styrofoam, the substance commonly used for take-out food containers that is almost impossible to recycle. The mayor who has already targeted fat, sugar and salt in the city will turn to extruded polystyrene foam, saying it clogs up landfills, does not biodegrade and might harm human health. Bloomberg will raise the proposal in his final State of the City speech on Thursday. The city provided reporters an advance text of the speech on Wednesday. …

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