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House approves phased ban on polystyrene food containers; sponsors add enforcement language
Summary
After debate and a technical amendment, the House passed second reading of HB 477, phasing out polystyrene single‑use food containers with specified exemptions for raw meat and eggs and authorizing DEQ enforcement and a July 1, 2025 effective date.
The Montana House voted to pass House Bill 477 on second reading Wednesday, advancing a phased prohibition on polystyrene (commonly termed “Styrofoam”) single‑use food containers with exemptions and an enforcement mechanism.
Representative Marler, the sponsor, told colleagues the bill phases out polystyrene containers over five years, allows businesses to seek exemptions and excludes raw meat and eggs from the ban because of insulation concerns for those products. “House Bill 4 77 will phase out polystyrene foam containers…over a very reasonable five year time period,” Marler said.
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