NEW YORK CITY - He??s waged war on salt, soda and smoking. Now New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is railing against plastic foam packaging, the New York Times reports.

The mayor proposed a citywide prohibition on polymer packaging, including carryout and to-go containers and public school cafeteria trays. "We can live without it, we may live longer without it, and the doggie bag will survive just fine," he said during his final State of the City address.

The City Council would need to approve the ban for it to become law. Council speaker Christine Quinn said she would view such a proposal favorably. "It lives forever," said Quinn.

City Hall pointed out banning plastic foam containers would save millions of dollars annually because the substance is not biodegradable and adds up to $20 per ton in recycling costs each year. Plastic foam bans of some sort already exist in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle and Portland, Ore.

As part of his environmental push, Bloomberg wants the city to put in electric vehicle charging stations along curbs that allow drivers recharge in 30 minutes. His administration would work with the City Council to alter New York building code to allow up to 20% of new public parking spaces be wired for electric cars.

"(We'll) make New York City a national leader in electric vehicles," said Bloomberg. His goal is to have 10,000 electric car spaces by 2020.