A campaign says it’s time for restaurants in Hampton Roads to think outside the box — the Styrofoam box. A statewide ban on expanded polystyrene packaging — known best by the brand Styrofoam — means ...

Plastics are not inert. More than 16,000 chemicals are used in plastic production. Many — including phthalates, bisphenols, flame retardants, and PFAS — are associated with cancer, endocrine ...

As lawmakers take aim at hard-to-recycle plastic and foam, a California packaging company is introducing a new shipping cooler made of woven paper fibers that could transform how temperature-sensitive ...

CATSKILL — The Greene County Legislature has continued discussions on a new local law regulating the use of Stryofoam materials at local food establishments. Industry experts spoke on the benefits of ...

Are we just imagining tastier burgers back in the day? Fans think McDonald's food tasted better when it was packed in 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 ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — A plan to ban the sale of Styrofoam packaging in Illinois by 2030 passed the state Senate Wednesday. Illinois companies would still be allowed to make and sell styrene ...

Sunlight can be used to convert polystyrene waste and excess sulfur into valuable organic products. The team that created the new process hopes that it could be a way to tackle the millions of tonnes ...

Redwood City, California-March 20, 2025-Polystyrene foam is still being sold in the state of California despite a ban that went into effect on Jan. 1, 2025. Many products are being sold at the Smart & ...