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Facts About Polystyrene Foam Disposable Food Ware
 Expanded polystyrene foam (EPS) is pervasive in our creeks, rivers, and bay.
- Plastics are produced to last a very long time. Disposable items made of plastics do not decompose or degrade, thus, they are persistent in our creeks, rivers, and oceans.
- Fifteen percent of all trash and litter in the storm drain system is expanded polystyrene according to a study by the California Department of Transportation.
- Roughly 80 percent of marine debris originates from land-based sources.
- A study of beach debris at 43 sites along the Orange County coast found polystyrene foam was the second most abundant form of beach debris.
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