Despite being banned by some states and cities because of the potential for harming the environment, Styrofoam manufacturing increased slightly in the United States in 2022. According to ...

After more than a decade of negotiations and failed efforts to reduce the use of plastics, Illinois lawmakers are considering legislation that would prohibit large retailers from offering single-use ...

ALBANY — Those polystyrene clam shell containers for take-home food, Styrofoam cups from restaurants and the countless "packing peanuts" will go the way of plastic grocery bags under a new New York ...

Cup Noodles recently announced that it’s abandoning its characteristic polystyrene packaging — colloquially called Styrofoam — for a microwaveable paper cup in 2024. The news confused fans online and ...

COLORADO SPRINGS — Styrofoam containers will no longer be handed out by Colorado restaurants this year. A law to ban polystyrene to-go containers went into effect on January 1st. It prohibits ...

NEW YORK (WKBW) — The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced proposed regulations to ban polystyrene foam containers and loose fill packaging, which are commonly ...

Arcadia is considering a ban on the use of polystyrene, better known by the trademarked brand name Styrofoam, when packaging takeout from restaurants. The city is also considering an opt-in ...

With some exceptions, clamshell polystrene single use containers like these will be banned starting January 1. AMSTERDAM – Even though New York's ban on the use of polystyrene foam in certain kinds of ...

Local government officials in Malaysia are stepping up their enforcement of a polystyrene ban after continued violations. A statewide ban in the Malaysian state of Pahang took effect on July 1. As the ...