The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is reminding businesses, organizations and consumers of the waste ...

As of Jan. 1, 2026, New York State has banned foam containers used for cold storage. The law prohibits food services, ...

As the new year turns over, laws regarding polystyrene foam bans and restrictions on hotel single-use plastic take effect in ...

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, ...

New York’s ban on disposable coolers made of polystyrene foam takes effect Jan. 1. Starting then, no food service provider, ...

The New York State DEC is reminding businesses, organizations, and consumers that expanded waste reduction laws take effect ...

Those foam clamshell containers long used by restaurants for takeout food will soon be illegal statewide in Washington. Coffee cups, plates, trays, and other food and drink carriers made from the same ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A bill that would ban the use of Styrofoam food takeout containers passed the Oregon Senate Monday with support from both Democrats and Republicans. Senate Bill 543 would ...

SAN DIEGOSAN DIEGO — San Diego took a key step this week toward reviving its ban on polystyrene foam food containers and similar products, which environmentalists blame for poisoning marine life and ...

SAN DIEGOSAN DIEGO — San Diego became the largest city in California to ban food trays, coolers and pool toys made of foam when the City Council approved long-delayed legislation in a 7-1 vote on ...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency has long cautioned the hazards of polystyrene manufacturing processes and the effects on humans, wildlife and the environment. Senate Bill 51 aims to ...