PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — An Oregon law pushing restaurants to use eco-friendly takeout containers is now in effect. Approved by the Oregon Senate and House in 2023, Senate Bill 543 was officially ...

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 ...

Say goodbye to Styrofoam cups, take out containers and coolers. The expanded polystyrene (EPS) foam ban, including Styrofoam products, went into effect in the state of Washington on Saturday. The ...

Feel like you're seeing fewer Styrofoam containers these days? You may be right. According to Packaging Dive, a wave of Styrofoam bans started sweeping over the United States in 2025. States like ...

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 ...

NORFOLK, Va. — It’s something we’ve all used before: Styrofoam take-out containers and cups. But the polystyrene foam used to make those containers securing your go-to dish causes plenty of problems - ...

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 ...

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — A bill that could change the way restaurants handle take-out food statewide is now heading to the governor's desk. The Nevada Legislature recently passed Assembly Bill 244. If ...

Roseville considering ban on foam take-out containers Other metro cities like Minneapolis, St. Paul, Edina and St. Louis Park have already shifted to rules requiring greener to-go containers; ...