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Dec. 6 is the Deadline to Comment on the Proposed Polystyrene Ban

Public Information Office

December 1, 2017
1:51 pm

Ban Would Prohibit Use in Food Service and Shipping

The Mayor and Council are scheduled to vote Monday, Dec. 11 on a proposed ban in the City of Rockville on the use of polystyrene in food plates, trays, containers or in loose fill for shipping packages.

Polystyrene is a petroleum-derived thermos plastic material that can be molded into various shapes and forms.

Comments about the proposed ban should be sent by 5 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 6, to Mark Charles, Chief of Environmental Management, City Hall, 111 Maryland Ave., Rockville MD 20850, or to [email protected].

The proposed ordinance banning polystyrene was introduced Nov. 6. For a staff report and the Mayor and Council’s discussion of the proposal, visit www.rockvillemd.gov/AgendaCenter.

For more information, call Mark Charles at 240-314-8871.

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