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Starting tomorrow, restaurants in Baltimore will be no longer be allowed to use containers made from styrofoam.

The city’s styrofoam container ban includes everything from to-go boxes to trays, cups and bowls.

Fines for businesses that break the law start at $200.

Supporters of the ban said it will protect the environment and keep styrofoam out of area waterways and landfills.

A statewide ban will take effect in 2020.

Source: CBS Baltimore

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