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Are restaurants allowed to use styrofoam takeout containers?

At most Seattle restaurants where I've asked for takeout, I get the cute brown waxed cardboard boxes, or sometimes the hard plastic clamshell ones. But I've been at a couple restaurants recently (in city limits) that have given me styrofoam containers.

Is that legal? I thought that there was a new law that banned styrofoam takeout containers.

schala asked in Recycle/Re-Use about 1 year ago | Report
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  • Family_small
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    Styrofoam food take-out containers are now illegal in Seattle. If you find a restaurant using them, please send the name of the restaurant and the address to Pat.kaufman@seattle.gov 

    Marcia Rutan answered in Recycle/Re-Use about 1 year ago | Report
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    The ban on those disposables takes effect 7/1/10.

    Also see:

    "What's the deal with some restaurants still using styrofoam take-out containers?":
    http://questionland.thestranger.com/questions/2455-whats-the-deal-with-some-restaurants-still-using-styrofoam-take-out-containers

    stinkbug answered in Recycle/Re-Use about 1 year ago | Report
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    I think they're allowed to use up whatever existing stocks they have of the styrofoam ones. I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of places are "finding" more stock "in the back" as time goes on.

    Fnarf answered in Recycle/Re-Use about 1 year ago | Report
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