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NEW YORK<\/strong> \u2013 The de Blasio Administration today announced that as of July 1, 2015, food service establishments, stores and manufacturers may not possess, sell, or offer for use single service Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) foam articles or polystyrene loose fill packaging, such as \u201cpacking peanuts\u201d in New York City.<\/p>\n

After consultation with corporations, including Dart Container Corporation, non-profits, vendors and other stakeholders, the Department of Sanitation (DSNY), has determined that Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) Foam cannot be recycled, which led to the ban. DSNY also determined that there currently is no market for post-consumer EPS collected in a curbside metal, glass, and plastic recycling program. As a result of the ban, manufacturers and stores may not sell or offer single-use foam items such as cups, plates, trays, or clamshell containers in the City. The sale of polystyrene loose fill packaging, such as \u201cpacking peanuts\u201d is also banned.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese products cause real environmental harm and have no place in New York City. We have better options, better alternatives, and if more cities across the country follow our lead and institute similar bans, those alternatives will soon become more plentiful and will cost less,\u201d said Mayor Bill de Blasio<\/strong>. \u201cBy removing nearly 30,000 tons of expanded polystyrene waste from our landfills, streets and waterways, today\u2019s announcement is a major step towards our goal of a greener, greater New York City.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile much of the waste we produce can be recycled or reused, polystyrene foam is not one of those materials,\u201d said Sanitation Commissioner Kathryn Garcia<\/strong>. \u201cRemoving polystyrene from our waste stream is not only good for a greener, more sustainable New York, but also for the communities who are home to landfills receiving the City\u2019s trash.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNYC is now the largest city in the country to ban EPS foam, and we hope this will inspire others to do the same. This ban will improve our rivers and waterfront and ultimately the Atlantic Ocean with its rich fisheries and marine life,\u201d said Director of the Mayor\u2019s Office of Sustainability Nilda Mesa<\/strong>. \u201cThe ban on EPS foam products marks another step forward as we work toward an even greener, more sustainable NYC — from cleaner air and dramatically reduced emissions, to now ending the sale and use of non-biodegradable products like EPS foam. As New Yorkers, we all breathe the same air and drink from the same water supply; we must leave a legacy that will make our kids proud.\u201d<\/p>\n

The determination was made after considering environmental effectiveness, economic feasibility, and safety for employees of DSNY and Sims Municipal Recycling, the City’s recycling processor. The analysis was based on a recycling strategy that would have incorporated EPS into the current metal, glass, plastic & carton commingled collection program and that would not create a separate collection or sorting program.<\/p>\n

Local Law 142, passed by the City Council in December 2013, required the sanitation commissioner to determine \u201cwhether EPS single service articles can be recycled at the designated recycling processing facility at the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal in a manner that is environmentally effective, economically feasible, and safe for employees.\u201d Under the law, if EPS is not found to be recyclable, it must be banned.<\/p>\n

The law allows businesses a six month grace period from when the law goes into effect \u2013 January 1, 2016 \u2013 before fines can be imposed.\u00a0 DSNY, the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, and the Department of Consumer Affairs will conduct outreach and education in multiple languages to businesses throughout all five boroughs during this period. For the first year of the ban, businesses will be given a warning in lieu of a fine.<\/p>\n

Non-profits and small businesses with less than $500,000 in revenue per year may apply for hardship exemptions from the Department of Small Business Services (SBS) if they can prove that the purchase of alternative products not composed of EPS would create undue financial hardship. SBS will begin accepting applications for hardship waivers in March 2015.<\/p>\n

In accordance with the City\u2019s new policy, DOE will begin replacing foam trays with compostable plates on May 1st. All school meals will be served on these compostable plates starting in September. All summer meals will also be served on compostable plates.<\/p>\n

\u201cDOE is excited to be part of the City\u2019s new environmentally conscious polystyrene policy,\u201d said Schools Chancellor Carmen Fari\u00f1a<\/strong>. \u201cWe are replacing polystyrene trays with compostable plates for the 2015 \u2013 16 school year to meet this ban.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cFor too long polystyrene foam has been mischaracterized as a safe, and economically sound choice for packaging\u00a0 when it is in fact a great threat to the city’s ecosystem and our commitment to environmental sustainability,\u201d said Council Member Donovan Richards, Chair to the Committee on Environmental Protection<\/strong>. \u201cI applaud the mayoral administration’s decision to finally ban the use of plastic foam, and look forward to the widespread use of renewable and recyclable materials for packaging.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAs Chair of the Committee on Sanitation, I firmly believe and have made every effort to ensure that the Department of Sanitation recycles or reuses as many materials as possible. However, I support the Administration\u2019s determination that polystyrene foam cannot be recycled, and look forward to working with the City to do aggressive outreach to businesses and non-profits about this new law,\u201d said Antonio Reynoso, Council Member, Chair of Sanitation Committee<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe wholeheartedly support the Council’s continued commitment to environmental responsibility by banning plastic-foam. We have received data confirming harmful effects of Styrofoam on our environment which proves it is impossible to recycle. New York City will now join dozens of other cities nationwide making this smart move, and we can today be a positive example to many other cities considering this ban.\u00a0 We see a responsibility to future generations to reduce harmful substances such as thermoplastic petrochemicals from our landfills,\u201d stated the Black, Latino and Asian Caucus of the New York City Council<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe welcome the de Blasio administration\u2019s decision to move forward with a prohibition on polystyrene foam cups and food containers \u2013 a move that is economically justified and environmentally sound.\u00a0 Sanitation Commissioner Kathryn Garcia\u2019s determination will mean cleaner streets and parks, and less pollution in our waterways.\u00a0 And restaurant owners and food vendors here will transition to more environmentally friendly food and beverage containers, just as they have in more than 100 jurisdictions around the country where similar bans have already been adopted,\u201d said Eric A. Goldstein, New York City Environment Director at the Natural Resources Defense Council<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe New York State Restaurant Association appreciates the efforts of the NYC Department of Sanitation and the Mayor’s Office to enact legislation that moves our industry toward sustainability while recognizing the needs of small businesses via a long transition period and a commitment to educate businesses on alternatives before fining them, said Chris Hickey, Regional Director NYC of the New York State Restaurant Association<\/strong>. \u201cWe look forward to working with the City to educate restaurants on how to comply with the law and helping them find alternative products that are better for the environment and cost effective.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is an important victory for New Yorkers committed to reducing global warming, to reducing the volume of trash we generate,\u00a0 and to reducing the taxes we all pay to collect, transport and dispose of our trash,\u201d said Peter H Kostmayer, CEO Citizens Committee for New York City<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\u201cBased on the Sanitation Commissioner\u2019s finding, the City is making the right choice to ban these products. We welcome the support from the Mayor and the City Council to move in this direction as part of an ever more robust recycling program,\u201d said James T. B. Tripp, Senior Counsel, Environmental Defense Fund.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cSustainable South Bronx expresses our unwavering support of the citywide ban on polystyrene food and beverage containers and packaging. We have seen firsthand the detrimental impact that polystyrene has had on our waste stream here in the South Bronx and in low-income communities throughout the city. Since polystyrene is virtually impossible to recycle, its abundance serves as an inhibitor to increasing the City’s recycling rates. We applaud the City\u2019s efforts and we believe that the ban will minimize the many negative health and environmental impacts that polystyrene imposes on communities such as the South Bronx,\u201d said Michael Brotchner, Executive Director, Sustainable South Bronx.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThrough great leadership and vision, the New York City Council\u2019s ban on styrofoam can now move forward, thanks to diligent confirmation that polystyrene is non-recyclable\u201d, said Roger Downs, Conservation Director for the Sierra Club Atlantic Chapter<\/strong>. \u201cStyrofoam is a persistent blight upon our parks and beaches, endangers marine wildlife and unnecessarily costs tax payers millions of dollars annually in disposal expenses.\u00a0 We look forward to the environmental and economic benefits that will come with this historic policy.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cGetting rid of Styrofoam is just terrific news for recyclers, for composters, for taxpayers, and for all living beings that depend on having a healthy ocean\u2014that is to say, all of us,\u201d said Brendan Sexton, Chair, Manhattan Solid Waste Advisory Board<\/strong>. \u201cWell done, Commissioner Garcia and Mayor de Blasio!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are excited to learn that the city administration has taken the final step to allow legislation to go forward that will ban the sale of styrofoam products in New York City.\u00a0 Styrofoam products contribute an estimated 20,000 tons of waste to our waste stream, in NYC schools alone over 830,000 foam lunch trays are used every day.\u00a0 In the school setting, this ban is a perfect opportunity to implement a shift away from single use to durable items, eliminating wastefulness and teaching an important lesson to the next generation,\u201d said Christine Datz-Romero, Executive Director of the Lower East Side Ecology Center<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis landmark decision to ban toxic and polluting styrene foam products is a huge grassroots victory for our children and our communities,\u201d said Debby Lee Cohen, Director\/Founder of Cafeteria Culture, founded as Styrofoam Out of Schools<\/strong>. \u201cWe applaud Mayor de Blasio for his longtime dedication to eliminating styrene foam, bringing us one step closer to becoming a zero-waste, climate-smart city!\u201d<\/p>\n

“We must move decisively away from the era in which scarce resources are extracted from the earth, turned into products that may be used for no more than a few minutes, and then trashed without reusing or recycling the materials–and ubiquitous polystyrene foam is one of the prime example of this wasteful practice,” said Assemblymember Brian Kavanagh, who chairs the NYS Caucus of Environmental Legislators and has sponsored legislation to restrict EPS use for food service statewide.<\/strong> “The City deserves great credit for following through on this critical step toward a cleaner more sustainable New York!”<\/p>\n

\u201cNew York City has long been a leader on cleaning up the urban environment and this legislation is a bold statement and reaffirmation of our city\u2019s commitment to environmental stewardship and responsibility. Banning single-use ESP products recognizes that we simply cannot afford to pollute our environment with EPS foam, which cannot be recycled, for the convenience of using Styrofoam plates or cups.\u201d saidSenator Tony Avella.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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