SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WTVO) — A bill that would ban Styrofoam containers in Illinois has passed the Senate and heads to the House. Senate Bill 1531 would create a law banning disposable food containers ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — A ban on plastic foam containers, like Styrofoam to-go boxes, and packing peanuts goes into effect for all of New York this new year. This will be the first statewide ban in the ...

NEW YORK (NEWS10) – As of January 1, New York State residents and businesses will no longer be able to use Expanded Polystyrene Foam (EPS) packaging under new state law. Officials say New York’s ban ...

Disposable food containers and other products with polystyrene foam and polyfluoroalkyl substances are prohibited for sale and use in Sonoma County, the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors voted ...

NEW YORK (WKBW) — The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced proposed regulations to ban polystyrene foam containers and loose fill packaging, which are commonly ...

Three years ago, New York City banned single-use food containers and packing peanuts made out of polystyrene foam. Some suburban counties like Westchester and Nassau soon followed. Now, the rest of ...

Hoping to build on recent efforts to outlaw foam containers and disposable foodware, the Maui County Council is considering a ban on the sale and use of polystyrene foam coolers and ice chests as well ...

SACRAMENTO Calif. —Restaurant operators in California are gearing up for what some have dubbed “Foam Fight 2009,” as law-makers consider legislation that could make California the first state to ban ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has proposed regulations to implement the ban on expanded polystyrene foam containers and loose fill packaging ...

Cup Noodles recently announced that it’s abandoning its characteristic polystyrene packaging — colloquially called Styrofoam — for a microwaveable paper cup in 2024. The news confused fans online and ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- New York's statewide ban on polystyrene foam containers and packing peanuts will go into effect on Jan. 1, 2022. While an estimated 65% of New Yorkers are living in communities that ...