COLORADO SPRINGS — Styrofoam containers will no longer be handed out by Colorado restaurants this year. A law to ban polystyrene to-go containers went into effect on January 1st. It prohibits ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. DENVER (KDVR) — Single-use plastic bags and ...

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 ...

Single-use polystyrene food containers would be a thing of the past under legislation that the state House sent to Gov. Tina Kotek. Such containers would be phased out by 2025 under Senate Bill 543, ...

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 ...

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 ...

HONOLULU(KHON2) — The city pushed back the ban on plastic and polystyrene containers to Sept. 5, giving restaurant owners a few more months to comply. The ban was supposed to take effect on March 6 ...