Order your takeaway and you can bet it’ll come in a polystyrene or styrofoam container. Until now…
According to One Green Planet, New York City has banned restaurants from using them from July 1st. They contain a possible human carcinogen – styrene, and neurotoxin – which as well as possibly damaging the nervous system, carry an increased risk of leukaemia and lymphoma.
Because styrene leaches at a fast rate, the containers end up floating in waterways and are a risk to marine life. New York is joining 70 other cities in its ban – hopefully others will follow.