Maine becomes the first state to ban Styrofoam

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(CNN) Food containers made of Styrofoam, also known as polystyrene, will be officially banned from businesses in Maine after governor Janet Mills signed a bill into law Tuesday.

The law, which will go into effect January 1, 2021, prohibits restaurants, caterers, coffee shops and grocery stores from using the to-go foam containers because they cannot be recycled in Maine.

Maine has become the first state to take such a step as debate about banning plastic bags or other disposable products is spreading across the nation.

While states like New York and California have banned single-use plastic bags, others such as Tennessee and Florida have made it illegal for local municipalities to regulate them.

Maryland's legislature also has approved bills to ban polystyrene , but it's unclear whether Republican Gov. Larry Hogan will sign the legislation. Democratic Delegate Brooke Lierman, the primary sponsor of the Maryland House bill, said banning foam products was the first step to curbing people's reliance on single-use plastics.

GoBuyACatRightMeow on May 1st, 2019 at 20:23 UTC »

The movement against scritchy sounds has begun.

AdvancedAdvance on May 1st, 2019 at 20:07 UTC »

And per state law, depending on the severity of the infraction, violators will be subject to varying amounts of lobster pinches.

Kuli24 on May 1st, 2019 at 19:47 UTC »

OK, so are Nerf darts still allowed?