Miami Beach commissioners banned foam containers and products in all city parks, events, and venues on Wednesday, July 8 and some are saying that Orlando isn’t that far behind. Supporters of the ban believe that single-use foam products not only clutter up public property but are actually harmful to the environment.
Eric Rollings, a local realtor for uOwn Real Estate and Soil and Water Conservation Supervisor for Orange County, is spearheading a grassroots campaign called “No Foam Zone” to ban foam products in the City of Orlando.
Bungalower readers may recognize Rollings as the man who is campaigning to save the old-growth oak trees at Constitution Green.
Rollings’ “No Foam Zone” fledgling initiative met with local environmental groups late Wednesday afternoon to discuss a campaign to recruit local businesses to ban the use of foam products in their shops. They will be identified with a “No Foam Zone” poster in their shop windows.
Groundswell (Website), a group that looks at civic consumption, has assembled a map and list of the cities that have banned foam, HERE.
To participate in the program or get more information, contact Eric Rollins at [email protected]
Ummm it’d be nice to get rid off it all together. We don’t need more trash, we need less reasons to make more of it.
ARE WE TALKING STYROFOAM? WHAT WOULD BE USED AS CUPS IN LIEU OF THEM ? I AM FOR A BAN AS LONG AS WE DO NOT USE SOMETHING ELSE AS HARMFUL.
Hopefully!!
Please BAN them!!!
Thank goodness for the Publix recycle bins. I’m sure they’re sick of getting all of my foam trash.
How about banning them everywhere?
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YES, please!
That would be awesome!