Foam Container Ban

Foam container ban takes effect Thursday

HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SURVIVEDURING THE PANDEMIC..

BUTSTARTING AT THE BEGINNING OFOCTOBER - WHICH BELIEVE IT ORNOT IS THIS THURSDAY - FOAMCONTAINERS WILL BE BANNED FROMALL MARYLAND RESTAURANTS ANDSCHOOLS.

WMAR-2 NEWS ERINMACPHERSON JOINS US LIVE FROMTOWSON WITH HOW BUSINESSES ARADAPTING.

ERINTHIS SWITCH HAS BEEN IN THEWORKS FOR SOME TIME - SO MANYBUSINESSES ALREADY MADE THECHANGES, WHILE OTHERS WANTEDTO SAVE AS MUCH MONEY ASPOSSIBLE ON THE CHEAPERPRODUCT UNTIL THEY COULDN'TANY LONGER.

STYROFOAM CAN'T BERECYCLED THAT'S WHY IT'SCONSIDERED AN ENVIRONMENTALISSUE.

THIS STATEWIDE BAN WASORIGINALLY SCHEDULED FOR JULYOF THIS YEAR BUT BECAUSE OFTHE PANDEMIC - STATE OFFICIALWANTED TO GIVE RESTAURANTSMORE TIME TO GET READY.

WETALKED WITH THE BAR MANAGERFROM VICTORIA GASTRO PUB.

THEOWNERS SAY THEY MADE THESWITCH TO COMPOSTIBLE PRODUCTSTWO YEARS AGO - WHICH GAVETHEM TIME TO FIGURE OUT WHWORKS AND WHAT DOESN'T.

Asmuch as they are compostable,they are a little flimsy ifthey get wet but thatmanaged, we put a liner inthere.

THERE'S ALREADY A FOAMBAN IN ANNE ARUNDEL,MONTGOMERY AND PRINCE GEORGE'SCOUNTIES - AS WELL ASBALITMORE CITY.

FOR ANYBUSINESS THAT VIOLATES THEFOAM BAN, THEY COULD GET FINEDUP TO 250 DOLLARS.

LIVE INTOWSON - EMA BUSY WEEKEND FOR POLICE INOCEAN CITY& TRYING TO CO