NYC food-foam ban survives appeal by Dart, Restaurant Action Alliance
10/19/18 REUTERS LEGAL 03:14:20
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Barbara Grzincic
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October 19, 2018
A crushed Styrofoam coffee cup lays on the ground in New York, February 15, 2013. 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. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS FOOD)
(Reuters) - A state appellate court on Thursday upheld New York City's ban on single-use "food foam" containers, rejecting claims by Dart Container Corp and a restaurant advocacy group that the city acted arbitrarily in imposing the ban.
A five-judge...
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