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 ...

SAN DIEGOSAN DIEGO — Time has run out for thousands of taco shops, pizza parlors and other small establishments in San Diego that have been using relatively cheap polystyrene foam products to save ...

Meghan Knapp of Stanley's Tavern shows the aluminum containers the popular hangout north of Wilmington uses instead of Styrofoam. (Cris Barrish/WHYY) From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey ...

Say goodbye to those flimsy containers. Foam cups, plates and other tableware are banned in Washington starting Saturday. The ban is the latest phase in the state's 2021 law that seeks to reduce the ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- New York City's ban on single-use foam products took effect on New Year's Day. Restaurants, stores and manufacturers are no longer allowed to use the foam products to package food ...

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 ...

A campaign says it’s time for restaurants in Hampton Roads to think outside the box — the Styrofoam box. A statewide ban on expanded polystyrene packaging — known best by the brand Styrofoam — means ...

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, ...

BALTIMORE, Md. -- On Thursday, Maryland will become the first state in the country to ban foam containers for all schools and restaurants in the state. Some counties throughout the Baltimore area have ...

The Lagos government has announced a ban on the usage and distribution of styrofoam and other single-use plastics across the state. Styrofoam is a trademarked brand of closed-cell extruded polystyrene ...