HONOLULU (KHON2) — It was a law proposed in 2019, and after a final extension set to end on September 5, the city’s disposable food ware ordinance will take effect. Starting on September 6, single-use ...

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 ...

Rhode Island's war on plastic has advanced from bags and straws to the little sticks that stir peoples' drinks and polystyrene take-out containers. State senators on Thursday voted 33 to 2 to ban ...

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 ...

Waukegan has never been known as a leader when it comes to environmental issues, but that may be changing. City officials are mulling a ban on the sale of Mylar balloons, and also the use of plastic ...

Many of us are familiar with coffee cups and to-go containers made from plastic foam — known casually, albeit incorrectly, as Styrofoam. The common foam we think of when we hear "Styrofoam" is ...

A statewide ban on polystyrene foam food products was announced on Friday by CalRecycle. The ban has been in effect since January because of a bill signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom that included a ...

Roseville considering ban on foam take-out containers Other metro cities like Minneapolis, St. Paul, Edina and St. Louis Park have already shifted to rules requiring greener to-go containers; ...

For years, Minneapolis has banned non-compostable, non-recyclable to-go containers. Starting Jan. 1, black plastic, which isn’t compatible with recycling equipment, was included in that ban’s ...