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To: Environment Minister
Ban Styrofoam Packaging & Encourage Sustainable Packaging Use
I'd like to see a nationwide ban on the use of styrofoam for packaging and I'd like to see incentives for businesses to use more sustainable and environmentally friendly forms of packaging.
Why is this important?
Styrofoam is extremely harmful to the environment and us humans. When EPS (expanded polystyrene) is heated it leaches toxins (styrene) into our food and hot beverages. These have been linked to a higher risk of developing lymphoma and leukemia.
Apart from the health risks that arise from eating and drinking from styrofoam, this material takes hundreds of years to decompose once its short, single-use life is over. It is deadly to wildlife that ingests it and pollutes their habitats.
There are so many amazing materials and products available that can either be composted once their life is over or used time and again, there really is no excuse for using styrofoam.
Please consider a nationwide ban of this awful material and incentives for businesses to invest in better, more sustainable options for packaging and food service.
Apart from the health risks that arise from eating and drinking from styrofoam, this material takes hundreds of years to decompose once its short, single-use life is over. It is deadly to wildlife that ingests it and pollutes their habitats.
There are so many amazing materials and products available that can either be composted once their life is over or used time and again, there really is no excuse for using styrofoam.
Please consider a nationwide ban of this awful material and incentives for businesses to invest in better, more sustainable options for packaging and food service.
