Santa Cruz plans to extend foam ban to packing peanuts, ice chests, toys

SANTA CRUZ - The city is pursuing what is considered to be the broadest ban of polystyrene foam in the state, one that would reach beyond to-go containers to cover packing peanuts, ice chests and children's toys.

Santa Cruz has banned foam food cartons since 2008, a step taken by dozens of other California cities in recent years. But the proposed expansion calls for all retailers to stop selling, renting or distributing a much wider array of foam products - including prepackaged plates, bowls, drinking cups, packing materials and toys - to further decrease litter, support renewable resources and reduce marine pollution.

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Your days of harvest timing on the carpet could be numbered. According to E! ScienceNews, a product called Mycobond sweeps the shipping industry. The main ingredients? Inedible agricultural waste and roots of mushrooms. According to the article, the base material fungus "just one eighth of energy and a tenth of carbon dioxide of a traditional foam packaging material." And the best part? You can add these shipping supplies for the compost bin once your package arrives safely. A company based in New York, designs Ecover, is the production of new packaging technology.

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1. U-Haul Moving and Storage at Tropicana also will be selling a wide variety of environmentally friendly packing supplies: boxes made out of recyclable materials, 100 percent biodegradable packing peanuts and moving pads made from recycled denim.
2. When the rep stopped pushing us to be funny about her boss, she told us that demand for these things has been so high that they didn't even have any product to bring to the expo—they had to buy some of their pre-sold product back from retailers.
3. Cucina Antica Foods has sourced eco-friendly, biodegradable packing peanuts for its customer shipments. Cucina Antica Foods is now using eco-friendly packing peanuts made of corn starch. They resemble foam peanuts, but are biodegradable.
4. The environmental focus started in the spring of 2005, when a customer called Charlie Moss, president of the online trophy company, K2Awards.com and stated bluntly that the company "had to get rid of those packing peanuts". As most people are aware,
5. The environmental focus started in the spring of 2005, when a customer called Charlie Moss, president of the online trophy company, K2Awards.com and stated bluntly that the company "had to get rid of those packing peanuts". As most people are aware,