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Article: Palo Alto rejects PS takeout packaging.(News)
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- Waste & Recycling News
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- June 8, 2009
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Byline: Mike Verespej
Palo Alto has joined the growing list of communities in California, most of them in coastal areas, that have banned the use of polystyrene takeout food packaging. The ban, which goes into effect April 22, 2010, applies to containers, clamshells, bowls, plates, cartons and cups, but not straws, utensils or hot cup lids.
In approving the bill April 27, the city rejected an offer from Mason, Mich.-based Dart Container Corp. to purchase a densifier that would help the city recycle both takeout PS packaging and the bulky foam used to package electronic goods such as televisions and computers.
The Palo Alto Recycling Center had ...