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Pols displeased with Styrofoam's return

Styrofoam, the poster child for the early environmental movement and irresponsible consumerism, has made a splashy return to New York City this summer in the form of Big-Gulp sized cups for McDonald's new "Sweet Tea."

Some officials are sour on the idea of the product that was behind widespread understanding of the term "biodegradable" and yesterday called for legislation to ban it from restaurants...

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