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The legislation would have made Maryland the first state to ban polystyrene foam. Baltimore City Council voted to join Montgomery and Prince George’s counties in prohibiting it Monday night.
Sen. Cheryl Kagan, a Montgomery County Democrat sponsoring the bill, called the House panel’s vote “both disappointing and infuriating.” Once legislation is voted down in any committee, it’s typically considered “dead.”
But Del. Brooke Lierman, a Baltimore Democrat sponsoring the House version of the legislation, added that, “like in baseball, ‘it ain’t over till it’s over.’”
The legislation was assigned to two House committees and two Senate committees — one in the House rejected it, while a Senate panel approved it. Lierman called on the remaining two committees to take the measure up.
Baltimore City Council to pass new regulations, including Styrofoam ban
“If we are ultimately unsuccessful this year, I will work with members of the committee over the interim and, if I am re-elected, I will re-file this bill on the first day of the next legislative session,” she said. “Preserving our water and protecting public health through banning noxious products like EPS foam is too important to give up on.”
Del. Kumar Barve, chairman of the House committee that has not yet voted on the foam ban, said there were concerns about whether it might inadvertently send more material into landfills, potentially producing more emissions of methane, a potent greenhouse gas. Proponents of the ban said it’s needed to reduce litter, but Barve, a Montgomery Democrat, said that concern was most significant in Baltimore, which has now acted on its own to ban the foam.
Dels. Talmadge Branch and Cheryl Glenn, both Baltimore Democrats, were among those who voted against the House bill. Branch said he saw it as an issue for local governments to handle.
Glenn said she was concerned about its impact on businesses. She is among the lawmakers pushing to raise the state’s minimum wage to $15, and also noted the General Assembly’s votes in January overriding Gov. Larry Hogan’s veto of a policy requiring many businesses to offer part-time workers at least five paid sick days.
Business groups told lawmakers the cost of alternatives to polystyrene foam would cut into already thin profit margins.
“In my opinion, you can’t pile on too heavily with something that would be devastating to the businesses,” Glenn said.
The proposal would have only applied to the food service industry and schools, and would not have affected packaging for electronics or supermarket meat, among other exceptions.
Often known by the trademarked name Styrofoam, polystyrene foam is made of plastic that is treated so it expands into a foam. Environmentalists say it is difficult to clean up once littered, and that it can’t be recycled once it has been contaminated with food.
Senators delayed a committee vote on the proposal Tuesday after discussing potentially significant hangups with it, and with a looming Monday deadline before legislation must advance to the opposite General Assembly chamber. It faced questions and criticisms from Republicans as well as conservative Democrats concerned about its impact on restaurants.
“We just hit them with paid sick leave,” said Senate Minority Whip Stephen Hershey, of the Eastern Shore.
As the discussion was wrapping up, senators were told that one House committee had already rejected the bill, prompting some to ask why they were even bothering to consider it. They are scheduled to resume the discussion Wednesday.
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بسیاری از مردم از اثرات مضر پلی استایرن، (از جمله خود من تا اخیرا) آگاهی ندارند. این مقاله با هدف برجسته کردن برخی از خطرات، هر دو به سلامت ما و به محیط زیست است.
پلی استایرن یکی از آن مواد است که در همه جا در اطراف ما است. پلی استایرن پلاستیک ارزان قیمت و سخت است و احتمالا تنها پلی اتیلن در زندگی روزمره شایع تر است.
آیا می دانستید که محوطه بیرونی کامپیوتر شما احتمالا از پلی استایرن ساخته شده است، و همچنین محوطه هایی از قبیل مو خشک کن، تلویزیون و لوازم آشپزخانه؟ مدل ماشین و هواپیما از پلی استایرن، و همچنین بسیاری از اسباب بازی های دیگر ساخته شده است. همچنین بسته بندی فوم و عایق و بسیاری از قطعات قالب در داخل ماشین شما مانند دکمه های رادیو وجود دارد.
پلی استایرن نیز برای ساخت فنجان آشامیدنی و ظروف غذا استفاده می شود - پلاستیک های سخت و همچنین فوم های نرم. نام تجاری مشهور فوم پلی استایرن Styrofoam ™ نامیده می شود.
حداقل 500 سال طول می کشد تا تجزیه شود
هنگامی که پلی استایرن به دفن زباله فرستاده می شود، آن را به سرعت پوشش داده می شود و این فرآیند آن را از آب و اکسیژن محروم می کند، که به طور معمول به آن کمک می کند تا از بین برود.
بنابراین، بسته بندی های یکبار مصرف که از امروز می خوریم، بیشتر از 500 سال است. اگر اولین مهاجران در باربادوس در سال 1625 توانستند از پلی استایرن غذا بخورند و ظروف در دفن زباله قرار داده شده بودند، ظروف همانند امروز نیز در دسترس خواهند بود (خوشبختانه نمی توانستند - این فقط در سال 1839 اختراع شد).
با حجم، میزان فضایی که در تمام دفاتر پلیس استفاده می شود بین 25 تا 30 درصد است. [1] این می تواند در باربادوس بسیار بیشتر باشد.
چه اتفاقی می افتد زمانی که غذای گرم یا نوشیدنی به پلی استایرن اضافه کنیم؟
پلی استایرن شامل مواد سمی استایرن و بنزن، مشکوک به سرطان زا و نوروکسین ها هستند که برای انسان خطرناک هستند. غذاهای گرم و مایعات در واقع یک فروپاشی نسبی از فایبرگلاس را آغاز می کنند و سبب می شود که برخی از سموم به جریان خون و بافت ما جذب شوند.
ظروف غذا پلی استایرن در هنگام تماس با غذاهای گرم یا نوشیدنی، الکل، روغن و غذاهای اسیدی باعث سمی شدن استریل می شوند و باعث ایجاد آلودگی به انسولین می شوند. اجتناب از نوشیدن چای با لیمو، قهوه با کرم لبنیات، آب میوه، مشروبات الکلی و شراب از فنجانهای پلی استایرن. شراب قرمز فورا مونومر استایرن را تجزیه می کند. غذاهای چرب را از ظروف استریو فوم بخورید.
جالب تر، تخریب مواد غذایی حاوی ویتامین A (بتا کاروتن) است. در مواد غذایی بسته بندی شده با اضافه کردن گرما (مانند دمای مایکروویو)، ویتامین A تجزیه می شود و m-xylene، toluene و 2،6-dimethylnaphthalene تولید می کند. تولوئن به شدت پلی استایرن را از بین می برد. این پلی استایرن را به عنوان یک بسته نامناسب برای حاوی محصولات کوچک و حاوی ویتامین A ارائه می دهد.
What is Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) foam?
The word Styrofoam™ is often used to describe expanded polystyrene (EPS) foam; however, ‘Styrofoam’ is actually a trademarked term for closed-cell extruded polystyrene foam made for thermal insulation and craft applications. EPS foam is the correct term for any form of expanded polystyrene.
Expanded Polystyrene insulation is a lightweight, rigid, closed cell insulation. EPS is available in several compressive strengths to withstand load and back-fill forces. This closed-cell structure provides minimal water absorption and low vapor permanence.
Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) foamTrimmed Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) FoamExpanded Polystyrene (EPS) raw bead bags
Commonly used as insulation for walls, foundations and roofing, there are many benefits to selecting EPS products:
• Long-term R-Value (“R” is the resistance to heat flow)
• Energy efficiency
• Constant thermal resistance
• Measurable energy savings
• Strength• Sustainability
• No growth of bacteria, nor will it decay over time
• Dimensional stability
• Chemical inertness
• Low cost
A cost efficient, high performing alternative to extruded (XPS) foam, EPS is the perfect choice for many insulation and construction applications.
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The Manufacturing Process
EPS is created in a two-stage process:
Raw beads are expanded using steam, creating pre puff beads, which are then cured in large bags before being conveyed to the mold. Once in the mold, the pre puff beads are again steamed to form a block that is anywhere from 37-1/2″ – 54″ x 49″ x 121-1/2″ – 220″. The blocks are then placed on the storage floor to age for the appropriate length of time before being cut into various shapes and sizes. Blocks are produced in several densities to meet specific project needs. Here at ICA we manufacture Low Density EPS foam blocks all the way up to 2.85 lb density.
Raw & Expanded Polystyrene Beads
EPS Size & Density
ICA’s new state-of-the-art Hirsch mold allows us to manufacture block sizes anywhere from 37-1/2″ – 54″ x 49″ x 121-1/2″ – 220″. Although ICA does not stock any cut foam, regularly cut sizes are: 48 inches by 96 inches and 24 inches by 96 inches. Almost any size is available as a custom order.
Thickness: 1/4″ to 54″
Lengths: Up to 216″ (18′)
Widths: Up to 48″
Densities: .75 lb to 2.85 lbs per cubic foot
Density is a measure of mass per volume. EPS is measured in pounds per cubic foot (lbs/pcf). ICA manufactures expanded polystyrene in the following minimum densities:
0.70 lbs/pcf
0.90 lbs/pcf
1.15 lbs/pcf
1.35 lbs/pcf
1.80 lbs/pcf
2.40 lbs/pcf
2.85 lbs/pcf
Additional densities available by custom order.
ICA-LITE Spec Sheet