To: The California State House and The California State Senate
Illegalize styrofoam in California
Illegalize styrofoam in California. Its use for packaging and for temperature stability in food and shipping can be replaced with many other natural, recyclable or reusable materials. It is a mostly one-use product that is not recyclable, and creates waste that is detrimental for our planet. Let's get it out of our product- and waste stream. This includes shippers who send products to California, as well as residents of the state
Why is this important?
Styrofoam has run its course. There are many other materials that can be used in its place without the toxic side-effects for the planet (such as molded cardboard and corn starch "peanuts", paper plates, paper cups, etc.). Businesses and individuals can use other materials, whether it be for take-out, package insulation, serving drinks or foods warm, etc.
If you're looking forward to not having styrofoam floating at the mouths of rivers, in storm drains, or around dumpsters anymore, and if you want to make sure wild animals don't mistake it for food anymore (and of course, there's the ozone hole...), join me to illegalize styrofoam in California.