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California Bans Styrofoam Foodware

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State officials unleash ban that could cause drastic shift in restaurant industry: 'Long overdue'

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California has banned Styrofoam -type products for food packaging.

Expanded polystyrene foam products have a low recycling rate of 1-2% .

The material can take up to 500 years to break down in landfills, and when it does, it breaks down into microplastics.

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