A new report by Oceana warns plastic foam has become an “ever-present part of modern life” and must be phased out at a local, ...

Plastic foam is made with hazardous chemicals, like its main building block styrene, which is toxic to the human nervous system. Styrene is linked to cancer and considered a probable human carcinogen ...

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) Same with the restaurant supply shop KaTom ...

Youpa Stein writes, The presence of unbound styrene in the containers, the ability of this styrene to contaminate food, and ...

The California Public Interest Research Group (CALPIRG) reacted positively to the CalRecycle announcement, saying that styrofoam products are hardly recycled, often left behind at ...

California’s ban on Styrofoam will now be enforced after the plastic industry failed to show a 25% recycling rate of the ...

Jeffrey McNaught, owner of Edgewater Surf, hopes to reduce the amount of expanded polystyrene foam that ends up in landfills ...

A set of two bills championed by State Senate Democrats would ban plastic bags and remove polystyrene foam from food ...

Business groups fear legislation moving through Springfield banning single-use plastics and styrofoam containers will drive ...

River Oaks Elementary students are joining a growing push to limit single-use plastics in Houston by asking Supt. Miles to ...

Yakawich (R), is a bill to enact a statewide ban to eliminate expanded polystyrene foam in food related businesses (with the exception of meat, fish and egg trays). This material is also known as ...

A Smart and Final in Redwood City was brimming with foam plates, bowls and cups for ... company would look into the matter. The expanded polystyrene ban is part of a single-use plastic law ...