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 ...

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

Gov. John Carney has signed into law a ban on the use of polystyrene containers in restaurants, making Delaware the 11th state to phase out plastic foam food containers. Here is a recap of the law, ...

WEST VINCENT — The board of supervisors will hold a public hearing at the July 17 meeting on a proposed ordinance banning businesses from providing plastic bags, straws, plastic utensils or ...

On Jan. 1, 2024, new materials bans will go into effect across Eagle County and Colorado as the Plastic Pollution Reduction Act enters its second phase. The first phase, which started in 2023, ...

Massachusetts could have led the nation in banning disposable food containers made from polystyrene a decade ago, a leader of an environmental advocacy group said as she pitched legislation that has ...

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 ...

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.

Oregon women’s basketball (2-0) shaped up well in what became a conditioning session against the University of Montana Grizzlies (1-1). The... A bill in the Oregon state legislature intended to ban ...

More than 15 new laws will go into effect statewide on Jan. 1, and a few will impact Coloradans immediately. Here are four laws that go into effect on New Years Day that will change the state's ...

State Sen. Michael Nozzolio hopes New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio will halt his city's ban on single-use polystyrene foam food containers. De Blasio announced last week that the ban on polystyrene ...

A Maui County Council committee will take up a bill this afternoon to ban polystyrene food containers, a measure similar to a plastic grocery bag ban that took effect in 2011. The Infrastructure and ...