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 ...

Connecticut lawmakers consider banning polystyrene takeout packaging by 2028, joining California and New York in restricting Styrofoam containers.

The next phase for Washington state's ban on Styrofoam is about to kick in, putting an end to an era of squeaky to-go containers used by restaurants and other businesses. Yep. No longer shall five ...

House Bill 5524 would also limit how restaurants can give out single-use items, like napkins and forks.

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A bill to ban polystyrene foam takeout containers has passed the Montana Legislature. (Getty images) Senator Daniel Zolnikov ...

The new year marks the start of a ban on Styrofoam containers and packing materials in the city. Mayor Bill de Blasio was joined by kids from Red Hook's P.S. 15 at a press conference Tuesday with ...

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 ...

Alongside cars, elevators, and antibiotics, it's hard for many folks to imagine their daily lives without the convenient luxury of a microwave oven. Although a microwave is marvelous for melting, ...

Although an immediate shift is unlikely, the Environmental Coalition has long been on a search for alternative biodegradable containers. Among the several options were paper to-go boxes and also ...

A woman takes a french fry from a tray of McDonald's food in paper wrappers and containers - T.Vyc / Shutterstock Posters on Reddit have surmised that it was the Styrofoam containers that actually ...

SEATTLE — A ban on expanded polystyrene (EPS) foam, better known as Styrofoam, containers goes into effect in Washington state on June 1 and businesses will need to make the switch or potentially face ...