Styrofoam food containers are becoming less common in the United States, but they are still used in some areas. But are these ...

Manuel Balce Ceneta / AP Restaurants throughout Oregon will need to ditch to-go containers made of plastic foam by 2025, under a bill headed to Gov. Tina Kotek’s desk. Senate Bill 543, long a priority ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A noodle dish in a Styrofoam container with chopsticks - Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images Mistakes happen, but microwaving ...

Foam clamshell containers long used by restaurants for takeout food will soon be illegal statewide in Washington. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images) Those foam clamshell containers long used by restaurants ...

AUGUSTA, Maine — Maine is officially the first state in the nation to ban the use of polystyrene, or Styrofoam, food containers. On Tuesday, April 30, Gov. Janet Mills signed a bill to prohibit the ...

Maryland will now prohibit restaurants from using foam containers for takeout and delivery orders — the first state to enact a ban the products. The eco-friendly move was led by Democratic Delegate ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Packing peanuts, foam coolers and foam food containers could soon be a thing of the past thanks to a new bill now in Congress. The recently introduced "Farewell to Foam Act" ...

ELMHURST, IL – Two Elmhurst aldermen want the city to ban food containers made of polystyrene foam, known by the Styrofoam brand name. In a memo last week, Aldermen Michael Bram and Mike Baker said ...

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Those foam clamshell containers long used by restaurants for takeout food will soon be illegal statewide in Washington. Coffee cups, plates, trays, and other food and drink carriers made from the same ...