Styrofoam is contaminating the environment and affecting our health. When thrown away as trash, it cannot biodegrade or break down, remaining in the environment for thousands of years.

It affects animals in the wild, with broken down bits obstructing their airways and contaminating their food sources. The EPA warns Styrofoam is a possible human carcinogen.

We cannot keep producing plastic products, such as Styrofoam, that we use for a few minutes but which never go away.

Towns and states across the country have already banned these containers. Help us persuade our restaurants that being responsible to the environment is also good business.

We're asking Portillo's, as one of our most popular local food chains, to become a model of good environmental citizenship and quit using Styrofoam containers.