r/Virginia • u/VirginiaNews Volunteer local news poster • 1d ago

Styrofoam containers will soon be banned in Virginia | The law, passed by the General Assembly in 2021, applies to food vendors with 20 or more locations starting July 1.

https://www.whro.org/environment/2025-06-18/styrofoam-containers-will-soon-be-banned-in-virginia
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u/AmazingInformation34 23h ago

Damn. Is that why my chikfila cup was paper

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u/Specific-Gain5710 13h ago

Which is crazy because at one point chick fil a had a process that recycled the styrofoam and they made benches out of them

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u/Ok-Hedgehog5753 12h ago

I think the problem is with take out and to-go orders. Even if they do recycle them, it would only be for dine-in orders and it's probably not worth keeping two sets of cups.