DC's ban on foam food containers goes into effect

Washington

IT'S lunchtime at Yum's, and about a dozen construction workers are on break, scanning the menu board at the 30-year-old take-out spot in the District of Columbia (DC).

Behind the counter, cooks prepare orders of rice, chow mein and fried chicken - alongside the city's signature mumbo sauce - as cashiers package to-go meals, pulling from a stack of paper, clear plastic and white foam containers.