microplastics<\/a> can introduce toxins into the body that disrupt the endocrine system, and this can cause an assortment of health issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe plastics industry was very opposed to the Styrofoam ban, and so were several Maine businesses that benefit from how economical polystyrene foam is. Maine is not taking this environmentally friendly step alone, though. Companies like McDonald\u2019s and Dunkin\u2019 have pledged to ban the use of Styrofoam, and other states have stopped using of single-use plastic bags. Other cities around the country have even banned plastic straws. The plastics industry itself has committed to invest $1.5 billion over a five-year period to end plastic waste. Several studies, including a 2011 study in Honolulu, Hawaii, have found that people would be willing to pay more for their meals if it meant that they were eating out of eco-friendly to-go containers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While we can only hope that a federal ban on Styrofoam will happen, it isn\u2019t likely to be approved any time soon. Hopefully, more and more states begin to halt the use of plastics and begin utilizing the many other options that are available. It is efforts like this Styrofoam ban, though, that encourage other politicians to put more environmentally friendly laws into place.<\/p>\n
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