NYC foam food container ban plan gets hearing

... heat-keeping plastic foam cups, plates and to-go cartons. But they take a long time to break down in landfills. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has suggested doing the same in the nation's biggest city. New Yorkers throw out about 23,000 tons of ...

http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2013/nov/25/us-plastic-foam-containers/