Polystyrene Container
Polystyrene products used for food storage can be harmful to humans and the environment.
"When they come into contact with warm food or drink, polystyrene food containers leach the toxins Styrene and Benzene (both suspected carcinogens, and known neurotoxins) -- some of which can ultimately be absorbed into our bloodstream and tissues. And it only gets worse if you pop that 'to-go' container in the microwave or want to 'warm up' that coffee." Read more about the dangers of polystyrene in this article.
See polystyrene
See also plastics - single use as some polystyrene products are now banned from manufacture and retail under the first tranche of regulations in 2022.
Some supermarkets now allow customers to take clean containers to the butchery, seafood and deli departments.
Ask for your takeaway food to be wrapped in paper.
Take your reusable cup.
At present polystyrene is not recyclable locally. (A solution is being sought to the polystyrene recycling problem.)
Please keep from landfill wherever possible. Polystyrene can take thousands of years to biodegrade.