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 ...

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 ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Starting next month, Washington businesses and organizations will no longer be allowed to use or offer Styrofoam takeout containers. State lawmakers approved the law banning ...

Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte vetoed a bill this week that sought to phase out the use of polystyrene, single-use food containers in the state over the next 4 ½ years. House Bill 477 would have ...

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 ...

NEW YORK (AP) – A potential ban on plastic foam food containers in a city that thrives on takeout proved a piping-hot topic among lawmakers Monday, as they debated the material’s pros, cons and ...

Delaware lawmakers are considering exempting state prisons from a forthcoming ban on polystyrene foam food containers. Prison officials cite cost increases and security risks associated with ...