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Committee delays vote on expanding disposable foam ban to include thermoform plastics
Summary
Ulster County legislators agreed Feb. 4 to postpone action on a proposed amendment to Local Law No.10 that would add thermoform plastics (rigid 'clamshell' containers) to a ban on disposable polystyrene foam, citing the need for additional technical review, business outreach and enforcement planning.
Ulster County's Energy, Environment and Sustainability Committee on Feb. 4 postponed consideration of a proposed amendment to Local Law No.10 that would expand the county's existing disposable-foam restrictions to include thermoform plastics.
The item, presented as a change to Chapter 205, Article Two (Use of Disposable Polystyrene Foam), would replace language referencing "polyropylene" with the term "thermoform" to capture rigid, nonrecyclable food-service containers (often called clamshells). Director Ryder and several legislators described thermoform as a category of molded,…
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