Judge overturns NYC ban on plastic foam

Packing peanuts just got a reprieve.

A Manhattan judge Tuesday overturned Mayor de Blasio’s ban on plastic foam — commonly known as Styrofoam — trashing the administration’s environmental initiative to reduce waste in the city’s landfills.

In July, the city banned all businesses in the five boroughs from using plastic foam containers after Sanitation Commissioner Kathryn Garcia determined that the squeaky packaging couldn’t be recycled if it was soiled with food.

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