DILLON — Plastic bags are out in Dillon. Dillon Town Council approved the first reading of an ordinance to ban plastic bags and Styrofoam containers during a regular session Tuesday evening. The move ...

JUSTIN MATTHEWS JOINS US LIVE, TO SHOW US WHAT COUNTY COMMISSIONERS DECIDED ABOUT TWO 1/2 HOURS AGO. JUSTIN: I WENT TO THE GROCERY STORE EARIER TODAY AND WAS GIVEN ONE OF THESE, BUT COUNTY ...

BROOKLINE, Mass. (CBS/AP) — Brookline's ban on plastic shopping bags and styrofoam is set to begin on Sunday, but those charged with enforcing the law say they plan to phase the change in gradually.

ATLANTA - Could you live without plastic bags or styrofoam cups? Soon, you might have to. A Georgia Senator just introduced a bill to ban both in stores and restaurants. Senator Sally Harrell (D) said ...

The state Legislature is sending Gov. Phil Murphy a bill that would bar the sale of paper and plastic bags and Styrofoam, while restricting how plastic straws could be given out. The measure, Senate ...

As The Delta Discovery reported, the Bethel City Council is considering an ordinance that seeks to outlaw single-use plastic ...

Mona Holmes is an editor at Eater Southern California/Southwest, a regular contributor at KCRW radio, and a 2022 James Beard Award nominee. 2018 is the year of the plastic and styrofoam bans.

Since most foam materials are made of petrochemical plastics, they aren't very climate-friendly. But now an alternative is in sight—a novel foam material produced entirely from wood, which is not ...