Styrofoam bits on the beach

Concentrating on picking up small trash bits along the river a few days ago.  Most of this is Styrofoam of one type or another.  Styrofoam peanuts, broken up coolers, packing material, coffee cups, takeout trays, etc.  I see a lot of small bead like bits of Styrofoam along the beaches. They look like tiny white eggs. I don't know what products they were originally but those beads are everywhere.  They float and float and float and never go away.  I was out at the Mall of America yesterday and when I arrived I was starving so I bought some noodles from a fast food place.  I was half way done when I realized it was served in a Styrofoam container. Ahhhhhh.  I looked at the bottom just to make sure.  Yes, #6 EPS extruded polystyrene also known by the trade name Styrofoam.  Ahhhhh.  I had made myself a promise to ONLY patronize places that serve takeout in eco-friendly containers.  Mall of America is not Minneapolis so the new rules don't apply.  Mall of America is Bloomington.  I wonder if they are considering a ban on Styrofoam as Minneapolis (and now New York City) have done.  I wonder how many cities across the country are considering this.