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Glenview State Legislators Champion Styrofoam Food Container Ban

Jul 09, 2023Jul 09, 2023

By Tom Robb | on August 11, 2023

State Sen. Laura Fine (D-9th) (left) and State Rep. Jennifer Gong-Girshowitz (D-17th) (right).

A bill introduced by State Sen. Laura Fine (D-9th), whose chief house sponsor was State Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz (D-17th), both of Glenview, limiting the use of styrofoam food service products was signed into law Friday by Gov. JB Pritzker.

The law bans the use of styrofoam and polystyrene disposable food packaging products by state agencies, including universities by Jan. 1, 2025, and mand...

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