Next up for Mike Bloomberg: Banning styrofoam cups
To become law, the ban would require approval by the City Council. The Council speaker, Christine C. Quinn, suggested in an interview that she was open to a ban on plastic foam as part of a larger effort to increase recycling.
“It lives forever,” Ms. Quinn said. “It’s worse than cockroaches.”
The plastic foam used in food packaging is not actually Styrofoam, according to Dow Chemical, the company that makes Styrofoam. The company says its product is widely used as insulation, but not “in the manufacture of disposable foam products, such as cups, coolers, meat trays and packing peanuts.”
Officials at City Hall said a plastic-foam ban could save millions of dollars a year. Plastic foam, which is not biodegradable, can add up to $20 per ton in recycling costs when the city processes recyclable materials. The city handles about 1.2 million tons of food waste each year; the mayor’s office estimated that the city’s annual waste stream included about 20,000 tons of plastic foam.
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A lot of men (!) — like Mikey Bloomberg – always seen to be angry.
jake-the-goose on February 14, 2013 at 1:44 PM
Let’s just ban Bloomberg.
Bitter Clinger on February 14, 2013 at 1:48 PM
New Yorkers deserve to be treated like idiots, after all they waived the law to allow this ass to run again. Maybe NYC can change their nickname from the Big Apple to the Big Daycare.
Flange on February 14, 2013 at 1:48 PM
Yeah, that will go over real big with all the Deli owners in NYC. Me thinks mikey might have finally overeached on this one, but it is NYC so maybe not. They do deserve him, there is no doubt about that.
D-fusit on February 14, 2013 at 1:58 PM
Big Mother is watching you.
Red Cloud on February 14, 2013 at 2:01 PM
Who cares, NYC elected this dwarven tinpot fascist, let them wallow in their ignorance. Personally I hope the Miniaturized Shiite bans pretty much everything and makes the lives of New Yorkers miserable so maybe they finally find a clue on election day.
Bishop on February 14, 2013 at 2:03 PM
The world deserves to go under.
Schadenfreude on February 14, 2013 at 2:22 PM
Last I saw, if I throw a foam cup outside, it doesn’t find it’s way back into the house. Foam cups do not move around my house looking for food and don’t carry diseases, like “dysentery, typhoid and poliomyelitis, as well as gastroenteritis”. I do not require poisons to kill foam cups and if my neighbor upstairs brings a foam cup home, I don’t need to worry about it visiting my apartment.
If I leave a foam cup in my home, it doesn’t become 3000 foam cups after three weeks. I do not need to hide my food from foam cups, and I have no fear of swallowing one while sleeping.
Christine Quinn is worse than a cockroach, in part because she pretends to be intelligent.
Dusty on February 14, 2013 at 2:33 PM
Speaking from experience, I have the following to declare, as I commute into NYC about 10-15 times a month.
Grand Central is now the world’s largest homeless shelter and is a defacto warehouse for the mentally ill.
Almost regularly, people are now pushed off subway platforms and killed by oncoming trains.
The NYPD now issues public safety warnings recommending that you should keep your smart phone/electronic device in your pocket lest you invite theft.
While the murder and violent crime rate is low compared to Chicago, New York still ranks among the top most dangerous cities.
Given my relatively small experience with New York and her problems, I believe that the pressing issues of public welfare are not Styrofoam cups, salt, trans fats and soft drink size.
Mike Bloomberg is living testimony to the idea that “progressives” are more interested in controlling lifestyles than they are in improving quality of life.
ironbill on February 14, 2013 at 2:33 PM
That is sad. The mentally ill should be institutionalized if they are homeless. I am sure most are not taking their meds and their families aren’t going to step in to do the necessary job.
SC.Charlie on February 14, 2013 at 2:51 PM
NYC wantd this.
They have no real 2nd amendment rights, no 4th amendment right (cops can sexually molest / frisk anyone without reason), they aren’t allowed salt on the table, and Big Gulps are illegal.
The Big Apple is actually the Big Sh!tty Diaper.
Coochy Coo!
CorporatePiggy on February 14, 2013 at 2:54 PM
But, I assume that ‘Styrofoam Greek Columns’ will be exempt from this Styro-Ban.
Pork-Chop on February 14, 2013 at 2:57 PM