The City of Coral Gables recently got a green light by the courts to proceed with a pilot program to ban commercial use of expanded polystyrene, better known as Styrofoam. This long-awaited plan introduced by Commissioner Vince Lago further demonstrates this city is serious about sustainability.
Despite heavy push back from special interests, corporate lobbyists, and some state representatives on his municipal ban on polystytrene take-out containers and coffee cups, Lago is staying the course to ensure Coral Gables continues to emerge as a leader in environmental protection.
Most recently he led the way in a commission action that will ultimately result in a citywide ban on single-use plastic carry-out bags, an effort that mirrors the process behind the successful roll-out of his expanded polystyrene ban.
Lago notes that the city’ s polystyrene rule presently allows Styrofoam products to be used where it is currently prudent and required, such as meat and egg packaging, but he believes this eventually can change.
However, this ban decision is not easy to conduct. Because if people try to use other alternatives to replace polystyrene materilas, the cost may be beyond the acception. The polystrene materials are actually can be recycled to reduce the harm to the environment.
Polystyrene recycling also should be a commission that people need to finish. Not only to protect the environmenrt, but also to save the world’s resources. And the recycling can easily realize by the help of the GREENMAX from INTCO recycling. GREENMAX can supply toatal solution to polystyrene materials. And INCTO may need some of the recycled materials to granulate and to make other products like frame products. So instead of banning use , polystyrene recycling is really a circular business for people to enter into and then to keep our environment green.