Two environmentally focused bills that would ban polystyrene foam food containers and curb single-use plastics separately have passed the Illinois House and Senate, and slowly are making their way to ...

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 ...

RICHMOND, Va. — It’s something we’ve all used before: Styrofoam take-out containers and cups. But the polystyrene foam could be a thing of the past if a bill banning the plastic passes the General ...

CHICAGO (CBS) --If some Illinois state legislators get their way you can say goodbye to foam food containers. They want to phase out single-use Styrofoam containers. Each day - the Environmental ...

Last week, Maryland became the first U.S. state to ban single-use foam containers for carryout. Although the legislation banning their use was passed in 2019, it came into effect on Thursday, October ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Rhode Island is taking steps to try to cut down on litter. Gov. Dan McKee has signed a bill into law that bans restaurants from using Styrofoam takeout containers and plastic ...