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Virginia restaurants grapple with plastic foam container ban
5 minutes Posted Mar 1, 2021 at 10:00 pm.
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From vermicelli bowls to crispy chicken, Pho Luca’s, a Vietnamesed-owned Richmond restaurant, uses plastic foam containers to package takeout meals. That may soon change after the General Assembly recently passed a bill banning such packaging. After negotiations on a Senate amendment, the House agreed in a 57-39 vote last week on an amendment to House Bill 1902, which bans nonprofits, local governments and schools from using polystyrene takeout containers. The Senate passed the amended bill in a 24-15 vote. “We’re just leveling the playing field,” said Del. Betsy B. Carr, D-Richmond, about the amendment. “So not only do restaurants, but...

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