Ban styrene to creat a stronger, healthier, more equitable, viable, and sustainable recovery for Connecticut.
H.B. 6502 is just the bill to recreate a stronger, healthier, more equitable, viable, and sustainable recovery for Connecticut. It would phase out expanded polystyrene take-out food packaging containers (EPS Foam) and address other important plastic pollution reduction initiatives.
YES to H.B. 6502 because it is urgently needed to protect the health of our school children, all residents and our environment, it will help reduce our State’s growing solid waste crisis and save taxpayers money.
EPS foam threatens public health. Polystyrene and expanded polystyrene foam, better known as “Styrofoam” are plastics made from styrene and benzene, two petroleum-based chemicals. “Styrene is recognized as a known animal carcinogen” by the National Toxicology Program and “a probable carcinogen to humans” by the International Agency for Research on Cancer; it is listed as a