The new ordinance bans the distribution and sale of expanded polystyrene products, which are commonly referred to by the trade name Styrofoam.
The legislation heads off what would be a costly and contentious ballot measure and pushes California ahead of the world in the fight against plastic waste.to direct the city attorney to draft the ordinances targeting plastics, members cited the blight of litter on the streets, in parks and waterways and on the beaches, and noted the cost of picking up and processing such refuse.
Councilmember Paul Koretz, who originally introduced the ordinance, called expanded polystyrene “toxic from production to usage to landfill.” The ordinance requiring zero-waste practices at city facilities and events will ban single-use plastics at places such as the Los Angeles Zoo.Behind other cities, Los Angeles is moving ahead with its residential composting program, an effort to spare landfills and reduce methane emissions.
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