The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is reminding businesses, organizations, and consumers that ...
As of Jan. 1, 2026, New York State has banned foam containers used for cold storage. The law prohibits food services, ...
As the new year turns over, laws regarding polystyrene foam bans and restrictions on hotel single-use plastic take effect in ...
PITTSBURGH, Feb. 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create a machine to effectively break down expanded polystyrene foam to reduce its impact on landfill space," said an inventor, from McCordsville ...
A coffee cup made from polystyrene foam, commonly known as Styrofoam, lies on the side of a road, Wednesday, May 1, 2019, in Augusta, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty) Agriculture Commissioner Nikki ...
New York will enact two laws in 2022 that will make your take-out orders a little safer. You may know about the Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) Foam Food Container ban that goes into effect on January 1st.
Polystyrene foam is still being sold in the state of California despite a ban that went into effect on Jan. 1, 2025. (Susanne Rust/Los Angeles Times) Styrofoam coffee cups, plates, clamshell takeout ...
In 2019, almost 7,000 tons of expanded polystyrene – commonly referred to by its acronym, EPS, or the trademarked name of one of its products, Styrofoam – went into the Franklin County Sanitary ...