A coalition of environmental groups gather at a rally at City Hall in New York against the use of styrofoam

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A coalition of environmental groups gather at a rally at City Hall in New York on Monday, November 25, 2013 prior to a hearing by the NY City Council Sanitation and Waste subcommittee on restrictions on polystyrene coalition contends that the plastic, with the trade name Styrofoam, is not recyclable and ends up costing the city millions of dollars to process through the waste stream. Other cities have already banned the polystyrene which is not biodegradable. (© Richard B. Levine)

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