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Roseville Restaurants <br />• 108 restaurants in the city as of 2021 <br />• Polystyrene (plastic #6) and expanded polystyrene foam <br />(Styrofoam) is commonly used in food takeout containers <br />• Styrofoam contributes to microplastics in environment <br />• Lightweight and easily scattered <br />• Made of tiny individual pieces that break down into smaller and <br />smaller microparticles, contaminating soil and water <br />• Banned in St. Louis Park and Minneapolis <br />• Food waste packaging makes up ^-45% of materials in U.S. <br />landfills <br />• Last year Roseville landfilled or incinerated over 20,000 tons of waste, <br />52% of our total waste stream. <br />