New York Council Votes to Ban Foam Food Containers and to Curb E-Cigarette Smoking

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New York Council Votes to Ban Foam Food Containers and to Curb 
E-Cigarette Smoking
By KIA GREGORY
Published: December 19, 2013

In its last scheduled legislative session of the year, the New York City 
Council passed major health and environmental regulations on Thursday, 
establishing a ban on plastic-foam food service containers, extending 
the city’s ban on public smoking to cover e-cigarettes and requiring 
composting at large restaurants.

The plastic-foam measure was a final victory of sorts for Mayor Michael 
R. Bloomberg, though it came with a caveat. In his State of the City 
address this year, Mr. Bloomberg said the plastic-foam containers were 
virtually impossible to recycle, and environmentalists have long 
complained that the foam cups, trays and containers, stained by 
beverages, grease and food, were needlessly clogging landfills.

New York Council Votes to Ban Foam Food Containers and to Curb E-Cigarette Smoking