The foam ban will take effect on January 1, 2020 and is just one of the actions the city of Vancouver, Canada is taking to reduce single-use item waste in support of its zero-waste goal for 2040.
As of January 1, 2019 stores, restaurants, and mobile food commissaries are banned from using foam products such as takeout clamshells, cups, and plates.
San Franciscans, bid adieu to Styrofoam. On Tuesday, the city unanimously passed an ordinance banning the sale of any product made from polystyrene. Come 2017, selling any polystyrene product will be prohibited.
