Chemistry:Phase-out of polystyrene foam

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Short description: Decline of polystyrene foam use
Discarded polystyrene cup on the shore of Lake Michigan

In the late 20th and early 21st century, there has been a global movement towards the phase-out of polystyrene foam as a single use plastic (SUP). Early bans of polystyrene foam intended to eliminate ozone-depleting chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), formerly a major component.

Expanded polystyrene, often termed Styrofoam, is a contributor of microplastics from both land and maritime activities. Polystyrene is not biodegradeable but is susceptible to photo-oxidation, and degrades slowly in the ocean as microplastic marine debris. Animals do not recognize polystyrene foam as an artificial material, may mistake it for food, and show toxic effects after substantial exposure.

Full or partial bans of expanded and polystyrene foam commonly target disposable food packaging. Such bans have been enacted through national legislation globally, and also at sub-national or local levels in many countries.

Legislation around the world

China banned expanded polystyrene takeout/takeaway containers and tableware in 1999, but later revoked the policy in 2013 amidst industry lobbying.[1] Haiti banned foam food containers in 2012 to reduce waste in canals and roadside drains. In 2019, the European Parliament voted 560 to 35 to ban all food and beverage containers made from expanded polystyrene throughout the European Union member states.[2] Canada amended its 'Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999' in 2022 to prohibit foodservice ware made of expanded or extruded polystyrene, and also polyvinyl chloride, black colored plastics, or oxo-degraded plastics. [3]

Summary

Phase out of polystyrene foam around the world (laws passed but not yet in effect are not shown on map)
  Polystyrene foam banned
  Partial ban
Country Legislation Year References
 Andorra Ban 2023 [4]
 Antigua and Barbuda Ban 2017–2019 [5]
 Austria (EU) Ban 2021 [6]
 Bahamas Ban 2020 [7]
 Barbados Ban 2020 [8]
 Belgium (EU) Ban 2021 [6][9]
 Belize Ban 2019 [10]
 Bulgaria (EU) Ban 2021 [6]
 Canada Ban 2023 [11]
 Chile Ban 2022 [12]
 Costa Rica Ban 2021 [13]
 Croatia (EU) Ban 2021 [6]
 Cyprus (EU) Ban 2021 [6]
 Czech Republic (EU) Ban 2021 [6]
 Denmark (EU) Ban 2021 [6]
 Dominica Ban 2018 [14]
 Ecuador Ban 2022 [15]
 Estonia (EU) Ban 2021 [6]
 Fiji Ban 2021 [16]
 Finland (EU) Ban 2021 [6]
 France (EU) Ban 2021 [6][17]
 Germany (EU) Ban 2021 [6][18]
 Greece (EU) Ban 2021 [6]
 Grenada Ban 2018 [19]
 Guyana Ban 2016 [20]
 Haiti Ban 2012 [21]
 Hungary (EU) Ban 2021 [6]
 Iceland Ban 2021 [22]
 India Ban 2022 [23]
 Ireland (EU) Ban 2021 [6][24]
 Italy (EU) Ban 2021 [6]
 Jamaica Ban 2020 [25]
 Latvia (EU) Ban 2021 [6]
 Lithuania (EU) Ban 2021 [6]
 Luxembourg (EU) Ban 2021 [6]
 Macau Ban 2021 [26]
 Maldives Ban 2022 [27]
 Malta (EU) Ban 2021 [6]
 Marshall Islands Ban 2017 [28]
 Mauritius Ban 2021 [29]
 Micronesia Ban 2020 [30]
 Monaco Ban 2021 [31]
 Netherlands (EU)
  • Constituent Countries
    •  Aruba
  • Special Municipalities
    •  Bonaire
    •  Saba
    •  Sint Eustatius
 Ban 2021 (NL) [6]
 New Zealand
  • Associated States
    •  Niue
 Ban 2022 (NZ) [37]
 Norway Ban 2021 [38]
 Papua New Guinea Ban 2018 [39]
 Peru Ban 2021 [40]
 Poland (EU) Ban 2021 [6]
 Portugal (EU) Ban 2021 [6]
 Romania (EU) Ban 2021 [6]
 Saint Kitts and Nevis Ban 2024 [41]
 Saint Lucia Ban 2019 [42]
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Ban 2017 [43]
 Samoa Ban 2021 [39][44]
 Seychelles Ban 2017 [45]
 Slovakia (EU) Ban 2021 [6]
 Slovenia (EU) Ban 2021 [6]
 Spain (EU) Ban 2021 [6]
 Sri Lanka Ban 2021 [46]
 Suriname Ban 2019 [47]
 Sweden (EU) Ban 2021 [6]
 Taiwan Ban 2022 [48]
 Thailand Ban 2022 [49]
 Trinidad and Tobago Ban 2019 [50]
 Tuvalu Ban 2019 [51]
 United Kingdom
  • Great Britain and Northern Ireland
    •  England
    •  Northern Ireland
    •  Scotland
    •  Wales
  • Overseas Territories
    •  Turks and Caicos Islands
 Ban [56]
 Vanuatu Ban 2018 [39]
 Zimbabwe Ban 2017 [57]

Phaseout in the United States

Polystyrene foam legislation in the United States
  Polystyrene foam banned

As of December 2023, 11 U.S. states and one territory have passed statewide legislation to explicitly ban polystyrene foam:

  • In 2019, Maryland was the first state to enact a ban, which went into effect on October 1, 2020.[58] Bans were also passed that year in Maine and Vermont, with both states' laws taking effect on July 1, 2021.[59][60]
  • In 2020, New York passed a ban that took effect on January 1, 2022, while New Jersey passed a ban that took effect on May 4, 2022.[61][62]
  • In 2021, Colorado passed a ban taking effect on January 1, 2024.[63] Virginia passed a ban on polystyrene foam takeout containers that will come into force for large businesses by July 2028 and for small businesses by July 2030.[64] Washington (state) also passed a polystyrene ban, effective starting in June 2023, with food serviceware prohibited starting June 1, 2024.[65]
  • In 2023, Delaware, Oregon and Rhode Island all signed bans into law, with provisions set to take effect in each state in 2025.[66][67][68]
  • Washington, D.C. banned polystyrene foam takeout containers on January 1, 2016. The ban was expanded on January 1, 2021, to include the retail sale of polystyrene foam.[69]

In Hawaii, a de facto ban is in effect after every county enacted polystyrene bans except state-administered Kalawao County. Bans in Hawaii County took effect July 2019, followed by Kauai County, Maui County, and Honolulu County in 2022.[70][71][72] Maui separately banned polystyrene foam coolers, and the sale or rental of disposable bodyboards in 2022.[73][74]

In California , the legislature passed SB54 in June 2022 as the Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act.[75] The law codifies extended producer responsibility (EPR) requirements for plastics, including a requirement that polystyrene be banned if recycling rates do not reach 25% by 2025. Recycling rates averaged 6% at passage, leading some to call the law a 'de facto ban', anticipating an inability to comply within three years.[76][77]

Local legislation

Local bans have been enacted elsewhere, including in many large and small cities within the US:

  • Alaska — In Alaska, the towns of Bethel, Cordova, and Seward have enacted bans.[78][79][80]
  • California — At least 128 cities in California have an existing polystyrene ban in some form.[81] As of 2023, 12 counties — namely Alameda, Contra Costa, Los Angeles, Marin, Mendocino, Monterey, San Francisco, San Luis Obispo, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, and Sonoma have bans affecting the general public. Additionally, 27 municipalities in other counties, namely Arcata, Camarillo, Carlsbad, Carpinteria, Dana Point, Davis, Del Mar, Encinitas, Goleta, Imperial Beach, Laguna Beach, Newport Beach, Oceanside, Ojai, Oxnard, Palm Springs, Port Hueneme, San Clemente, San Diego, Santa Barbara, Solana Beach, South Lake Tahoe, Thousand Oaks, Truckee, Ventura, Vista, and Yountville have bans. Together these laws cover over 20.6 million people, or about 53% of the state's population. The city of Berkeley passed the nation's first polystyrene foodware ban in 1988, while also requiring all disposable foodware to be degradable or recyclable.
  • Connecticut — Hamden, Groton,[82] Norwalk,[83] Stamford,[84] and Westport[85] have all enacted bans. Hamden enacted the state's first ban in 1989, and continues to retain its original ordinance.[86][87]
  • Georgia — South Fulton banned single-use plastics in 2019.[88] Atlanta banned polystyrene at city-owned buildings, including Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport.[89]
  • Massachusetts — At least 65 municipalities have bans on polystyrene, including Abington, Acton, Amherst, Andover, Arlington, Athol, Attleboro, Brookline, Buckland, Cambridge, Chatham, Chelmsford, Concord, Dennis, Eastham, Easthampton, Essex, Fairhaven, Falmouth, Georgetown, Gloucester, Grafton, Great Barrington, Greenfield, Hadley, Hamilton, Hanson, Ipswich, Lee, Lenox, Lexington, Lincoln, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Marblehead, Maynard, Medford, Melrose, Nantucket, Newton, Northborough, Northampton, Orleans, Pittsfield, Provincetown, Raynham, Reading, Revere, Rockport, Salem, Saugus, Shrewsbury, Somerville, South Hadley, Stockbridge, Sudbury, Upton, Wayland, Wellfleet, Westborough, Westfield, Westford, Whitman, Williamstown, Winthrop, and Yarmouth.
  • Minnesota — Minneapolis enacted a ban in 1989, and amended the largely unenforced ban in 2015.[90][91] In 2017, the city of St. Louis Park effectively banned single-use polystyrene after mandating compostable, reusable, or locally recyclable packaging. [92] Saint Paul enacted a similar provision in 2022.[93]
  • New Hampshire — Portsmouth enacted the first ban in New Hampshire in 2020.[94]
  • Pennsylvania — The Boroughs of Ambler[95] and Swarthmore,[96] and Townships of Montgomery,[97] Newtown,[98] Solebury,[99] Tredyffrin,[100] Upper Merion,[101] Upper Moreland,[102] and Uwchlan[103] enacted bans.
  • South Carolina — The city of Charleston adopted in ordinance in 2018, with the surrounding Charleston County adopting a similar ordinance the year after.[104][105]

Proposed legislation

As of August 2023, proposed legislation banning polystyrene has passed at least one legislative chamber in two states and one territory. In Connecticut, SB 118 passed the state Senate in April 2022, but died when the session ended.[106] In Illinois, the state House passed HB2376 on March 21, 2023.[107]

The territory of the Northern Mariana Islands passed HB21-89 in its House of Representatives in 2020.[108]

In September 2021, Florida introduced a proposed phaseout of polystyrene foam food packaging.[109] Commissioner of Agriculture Nikki Fried, whose Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services oversees food safety in Florida, proposed a rule to phase out polystyrene in 40,000 grocery stores, food markets, convenience stores, and gas stations that the agency regulates in Florida. The Florida Legislature will consider the proposed rule in 2022.[110]

State / Territory Year Enacted Year Implemented Details References
 Colorado 2021 2024 Covers ready-to-eat food containers (including hinged containers, plates, bowls, cups, trays) from retail food establishments. CRS 25-17-506[111][112][113]
 Delaware 2023 2025 Covers food service packaging (including hinged or lidded containers, plates, cups, bowls, trays) from food establishments including restaurants, grocery stores, and ice manufacturers. Excludes containers, including coolers and ice chests, when used for raw meat, seafood, eggs, fruits, or vegetables. 16 Del. C. § 3001Q[114]
 District of Columbia 2014 2016 Covers food service products (including containers, plates, hot/cold cups) from food service businesses, including restaurants, cafes, grocery stores, food trucks, and cafeterias. Includes meat/vegetable trays, egg cartons, and other polystyrene items used to sell or provide food. Ban expanded in 2021 to include sale of packing peanuts and foam coolers. D.C. Reg. § 21-2301[115] & D.C.ACT23-223[116]
 Maine 2019 2021 Includes food containers from retail food and eating establishments, factories, farmers' markets, and retirement/nursing homes. Covers items packed outside Maine, but shipped to the state. Polystyrene raw meat/seafood trays and egg cartons banned starting 2025. Foam coolers for seafood exempt. 38 M.R.S.A. § 15-A[117]
 Maryland 2019 2020 No person may sell, and no business/school may sell or serve polystyrene food containers (containers, plates, hot/cold cups, trays). Includes egg cartons (except if shipped empty into Maryland to pack eggs, or if eggs are packed in the state for Maryland consumers). Excludes containers for raw meat/seafood, nonfoam polystyrene, or food prepackaged in polystyrene foam. Md. Code Ann., Env. § 9-2201 to 9–2207[118]
 New Jersey 2020 2022 Includes food containers and serviceware (containers, plates, hot/cold cups, trays, cutlery). Includes foam egg cartons. Containers for raw meat/seafood, cups 2oz or less, long-handled polystyrene spoons, and food prepackaged in polystyrene foam banned starting 2024. Title 13:1E-99.126 et al.[119]
 New York 2020 2022 Includes food containers and serviceware (clamshell, bowl, carton, lid, plate, trays) from any food service provider, retail food store, deli, grocer, hospital, adult care/nursing home, or school. Includes packing peanuts/loose fill, sold by any manufacturer or store. Excludes containers for raw meat/seafood, food prepackaged in polystyrene foam, and rigid polystyrene. N.Y. Consol. Laws § 30-43-B, Art. 27, Tit. 30 (2020)[120]
 Oregon 2023 2025 Prohibits the sale, offer for sale, distribution, or use of single-use polystyrene coolers, packing peanuts, or containers for serving prepared food. Excludes use for raw egg, meat, fish, or produce. Provisions would take effect starting January 1, 2025. ORS § 36A.459[121]
 Rhode Island 2023 2025 Prohibits the use of disposable polystyrene serviceware for prepared food, such as containers, cups, lids, or stirrers. Excludes coolers or ice chests. Provisions take effect starting January 1, 2025. R.I. Gen. Laws § 21–27.3-2[122][123]
 Vermont 2019 2021 Includes food containers (plates, trays, hot/cold cups), and foam egg cartons. Excludes containers for raw meat/seafood, food prepackaged in polystyrene foam, and food packaged outside Vermont. 10 V.S.A. § 6696[124]
 Virginia 2021 2028 Includes any food containers for retail food establishments. Implementation by small businesses takes effect 2030. Va. Code Ann. § 10.1–1424.3[125] & 2022 HB30, Item 377#1c [126]
 Washington 2021 2023 Sale of packing peanuts/void fill banned starting June 2023. Beginning June 2024, includes any food containers (plates, bowls, trays, clamshell containers, hot/cold cups) and portable foam coolers. Excludes containers for raw meat/seafood, eggs, and produce. Excludes coolers for drugs or federally-defined medical/biological materials, or for shipping perishables from a wholesale retail establishment. RCW 70A.245.070[127]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ As required per the Northern Ireland Protocol

References

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