Judge rules that the material – used for egg cartons, take-out food and to-go cups – can be recycled in a cost-effective way

A judge has overturned New York City’s ban on polystyrene foam containers, finding that the material – used for egg cartons, take-out food and to-go cups – can be recycled in a cost-effective way.

New York became the biggest US city to ban the containers in January after the city’s sanitation department determined that the material was non-recyclable.

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