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

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 ...

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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 ...

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, ...

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.

Starting June 1 expanded polystyrene products, including Styrofoam products, will be prohibited from sale in Washington. This includes food service products like cups, plates, to-go clamshells, trays ...

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 ...

Fed up with the state's refusal to enforce a law banning the sale of polystyrene foam cups, plates and bowls, a San Diego County resident has taken matters into his own hands. Jeffrey Heavey, a chef ...

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 ...

Tiny fish-shaped soy sauce bottles are the latest casualty in Australia’s fight against waste, outlawed by single-use plastic laws that took effect on Monday. In its "Replace the Waste" guidance, ...