Foam clamshell containers long used by restaurants for takeout food will soon be illegal statewide in Washington. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images) Those foam clamshell containers long used by restaurants ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — It was a law proposed in 2019, and after a final extension set to end on September 5, the city’s disposable food ware ordinance will take effect. Starting on September 6, single-use ...

Rhode Island's war on plastic has advanced from bags and straws to the little sticks that stir peoples' drinks and polystyrene take-out containers. State senators on Thursday voted 33 to 2 to ban ...

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 ...

Many of us are familiar with coffee cups and to-go containers made from plastic foam — known casually, albeit incorrectly, as Styrofoam. The common foam we think of when we hear "Styrofoam" is ...

Waukegan has never been known as a leader when it comes to environmental issues, but that may be changing. City officials are mulling a ban on the sale of Mylar balloons, and also the use of plastic ...

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 ...