The bill still needs final approval. Lawmakers pass sweeping new bill that could have big impact on takeout food orders — ...

Yes, packing peanuts — the styrofoam ... box of the peanuts; a gym bro plated them with a fork. The internet, as always, remains undefeated. “They aren’t going to be made or manufactured in ...

Because styrene has been linked to cancer, microwaving Styrofoam can be unsafe. The compound and other harmful chemicals may leak into food since the containers can melt or break down at high ...

food boxes, mail, beverage cans, food cans, glass bottles, glass and plastic jars, jugs, plastic bottles and caps. You can't recycle: Styrofoam, shrink and bubble wrap, plastic utensils ...

Customers outside food carts on Southwest Fourth Avenue said the effort feels like a positive move for Oregon. “[Styrofoam] takes ... bringing their own boxes also doesn't sit well.

It is also advised not to use a microwave to heat food stored in foam containers. It is highly recommended to prioritize using lunch boxes and containers made from safer materials for storing food.

Other states like Maine, Maryland, New Jersey, New York and Vermont have all banned foam food service items or packing peanuts in some form, Church said. Ecology has pointed to bamboo, foil ...

Last Monday, a member of the Houston Heights Foodies Facebook group asked restaurant owners not to put fries in Styrofoam (or polysterene ... French fries, being a fried food, are susceptible ...

It’s a new year, and that means the end of Styrofoam to-go containers in Oregon. As of Jan. 1, a new state law takes effect that bans restaurants and food carts from using polystyrene foam ...

Expanded polystyrene — known colloquially by the brand name Styrofoam — is commonly used in takeout food containers. However, in 2021, Colorado passed a law banning the use of food containers ...

for instance — as well as clean Styrofoam food cups, clamshells and meat trays. Products that won’t be accepted include packing peanuts and blue building insulation or any items that are dirty ...