A Chicago alderman is proposing a citywide Styrofoam ban.The new cause of Alderman Burke. For those of you who don't know , Alderman Burke worked diligently to ban handguns in Chicago in the early 1980's.
Finance committee chairman Ed Burke drafted the ban after learning that Chicago Public Schools use and throw away 35 million Styrofoam lunch trays each year.
The ban would apply to restaurants, stores and cafeterias.
If the ban is approved by the City Council, violators could face fines ranging from $300 to $500.
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Chicago Alderman proposes Styrofoam ban: Alderman Burke's New Cause
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