Alex's Blog: After Soda Regs, Bloomberg’s NYC Eyes Styrofoam Ban
After Soda Regs, Bloomberg’s NYC Eyes Styrofoam Ban
Jessica Chasmar
Washington Times
February 9, 2013First, he limited the size of drinks allowed throughout the city. Now Mayor Bloomberg and his administration are mulling a ban on the plastic foam cups they’re sold in.
Polystyrene foam, sometimes sold under the brand name Styrofoam, is popular at thousands of delis and food carts across New York. The city prepares to roll out a major recycling announcement in the coming weeks, with Styrofoam cups on the chopping block, a Sanitation Department official said Wednesday.
“We’re studying all the different things in our waste stream. We want to make sure that everything in our waste stream is recyclable,” Ron Gonen, deputy commissioner for recycling at Sanitation, told the New York Post.
(via infowarsdotcom)
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Mayor Bloomberg’s War on Sugar (Walter Olson) (by catoinstitutevideo)
http://www.cato.org/people/walter-olson
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has a long history of getting into the diets - and even bloodwork - of New York residents. Cato Institute senior fellow Walter Olson comments.
Video produced by Caleb O. Brown and Austin Bragg.
Michael F. Cannon on Bloomberg’s soda war on ABC’s World News With Diane Sawyer (by catoinstitutevideo)
New Yorkers Sound Off on Bloomberg’s Drink Ban (by ReasonTV)
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg outlined a plan Wednesday to ban the sale of sugary soft drinks larger than 16 ounces at restaurants, movie theaters, street carts and other venues.
Reason.tv’s Anthony Fisher took to the streets to ask New Yorkers what they thought about Bloomberg and the ban.
Approximately 2 minutes.
Camera by Kaplan Akincilar. Produced by Anthony Fisher
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