PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — The City Council in Portsmouth has passed the first municipal ban on plastic foam cups and containers in the state.
Seacoastonline.com reports the council voted, 8-0, on Monday on the ban, which would go into effect at the end of 2020. The council also approved an ordinance that will regulate single-use disposables on all city-owned property and official city events.
Councilor Josh Denton, who drafted the ordinances, credited students from Portsmouth High School’s Eco Club for getting the citywide ban passed.