New York, USA. 30th May 2018. Councilmember Helen Rosenthal - In honor of World Ocean Day 2018, NYC Mayor Bill De Blasio, City Officials and hundreds of students from New York City schools gathered at New York City Hall steps on May 30, 2018, to urge City Council Members to pass Int 135, a bill to ban expanded polystyrene foam (EPS, or commonly called "styrofoam") and to oppose the industry-backed legislation to recycle EPS. In 2013, NYC Council voted “yes' to ban foam, but two industry-funded lawsuits have blocked this law. Students want their voices heard for for plastic-free oceans and to p
Councilmember Helen Rosenthal - In honor of World Ocean Day 2018, NYC Mayor Bill De Blasio, City Officials and hundreds of students from New York City schools gathered at New York City Hall steps on May 30, 2018, to urge City Council Members to pass Int 135, a bill to ban expanded polystyrene foam (EPS, or commonly called "styrofoam") and to oppose the industry-backed legislation to recycle EPS. In 2013, NYC Council voted “yes’ to ban foam, but two industry-funded lawsuits have blocked this law. Students want their voices heard for for plastic-free oceans and to protect the health of marine wildlife, seafood and humans. (Photo by Erik McGregor / Pacific Press)
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