Although Styrofoam containers are popular for take-out, it may not be safe to microwave these containers because of styrene, a compound used to make polystyrene. Because styrene has been linked to ...

Expanded polystyrene foam, the white fluffy plastic in styrofoam, was banned in food service ware on Jan. 1. But shoppers in CA say its still on the shelves.

Delaware's ban on polystyrene goes into effect July 1. Generally, the ban will prohibit food establishments from serving customers beverages or ready-to-eat food in polystyrene foam containers.

The suit claims Atlanta-based WinCup continues to sell, distribute and market foam products in California despite a state law ...

New York City Council has banned the foam food containers Washington%2C D.C.%2C mayor is proposing a ban Environmentalists have been waging a decades-long campaign Polystyrene foam – commonly ...

C alifornia, the most populous U.S. state and fifth-largest world economy, will effectively ban the use of most expanded plastic foam food containers on January 1, a move conservationists called a ...

Recyclers condense recyclable materials into bales that are then sold by weight. The polystyrene foam used in these items is about 95 percent air, which makes transporting it very expensive.

SAN DIEGO — Early enforcement of San Diego’s new ban on polystyrene foam food trays, pool toys and other products has gone smoothly so far, with few complaints about violations and only a ...

Ban needed on polystyrene foam Posted June 16, 2025 4:00 am As summer approaches and Illinoisans come out to our beautiful lakes, parks and downtowns, there’s one thing no one wants to see lying ...

Recycling and Solid Waste bought the $75,000 polystyrene foam densifier from New Jersey-based Foam Cycle LLC. It was funded primarily through a $50,000 grant from the Food Service Packaging Institute.