After years of failed attempts, Connecticut is one step closer to a statewide ban on plastic straws and polystyrene food containers. But this year's proposals have some big loopholes that may leave ...

Single-use polystyrene food containers would be a thing of the past under legislation that the Oregon House sent to Gov. Tina Kotek. Such containers would be phased out by 2025 under Senate Bill 543, ...

San Diego residents living in single-family homes will soon be able to start recycling polystyrene food and beverage containers. According to an article in the San Diego Union-Tribune, the containers ...

For those of you who love the ease of tossing out polystyrene foam containers when you finish dinner, the days of these single-use disposables are coming to an end in Delaware. Senate Bill 51, ...

It’s a new year, and that means the end of Styrofoam to-go containers in Oregon. As of Jan. 1, a new state law takes effect that bans restaurants and food carts from using polystyrene foam, commonly ...

Oregon on Monday became the 10th state in the U.S. to ban polystyrene foam food containers, dealing another blow to a plastic whose chemical components have been linked to cancer and nervous system ...

In most instances, I support Gov. Gianforte’s leadership. However, his veto of a bipartisan bill prohibiting the use of single-use food containers made of polystyrene is a regrettable decision.

SEATTLE — A ban on expanded polystyrene (EPS) foam, better known as Styrofoam, containers goes into effect in Washington state on June 1 and businesses will need to make the switch or potentially face ...

San Diego became the largest city in California to ban food containers, coolers and pool toys made of plastic foam when the City Council approved long-delayed legislation on a 7-1 vote Nov. 15. The ...