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Why San Diego Is Considering A Styrofoam Ban

NPR
Published June 25, 2018 at 9:40 AM PDT
In this Feb. 14, 2013 file photo, polystyrene foam soup containers are stacked in a New York restaurant. (Mark Lennihan/AP)
In this Feb. 14, 2013 file photo, polystyrene foam soup containers are stacked in a New York restaurant. (Mark Lennihan/AP)

Following dozens of cities across California and the country, San Diego City Council members have proposed a ban on Styrofoam food containers and other goods. The coastal community sees much of the pollution from plastic foam firsthand.

Here & Now‘s Jeremy Hobson speaks with San Diego Councilwoman Barbara Bry (@barbarabryd1).

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