New York

  • New York to impose ban on single-use Styrofoam products

    FROM JULY 2015, food service establishments and manufacturers may not possess, sell, or offer single-use expanded polystyrene (EPS) products in New York City.                     Expanded polystyrene is a plastic resin manufactured…

  • New York mayor rolls out food composting plans

    MICHAEL BLOOMBERG, Mayor of New York, has announced plans to roll out a new food waste composting scheme, aiming to divert up to 10% of the 1 million tonnes of food waste produced in the city every year.   It…