Virginia’s Styrofoam ban takes effect July 1, 2025 for large food vendors and July 1, ... The law aims to reduce waste and health risks by eliminating Styrofoam food service containers statewide.

Containers made from Styrofoam or expanded polystyrene (EPS) foam are not safe to use in a microwave, unless they have a microwave-safe label. They may leach chemicals into food, which could ...

Author: John S Szalasny. As we celebrate Earth Day 2019, the City of Buffalo is considering legislation to ban Expanded Polystyrene (Plastic Foam) Food Packaging (commonly known by the trademark ...

New York is preparing for a statewide ban on the sale and distribution of polystyrene foam products for takeout food and other uses that begins Jan. 1. A public comment period ends Nov. 22.

RICHMOND — Virginia's General Assembly voted Wednesday to ban expanded polystyrene food containers beginning July 1, 2023, for large businesses and organizations. The foam container ban would ...

Critics argue that an exemption would create a double standard, exposing prisoners to health risks while small businesses ...

Plastic foam containers made from expanded polystyrene (usually called Styrofoam), like this Dunkin' Donuts coffee cup, would be banned under a proposed ordinance in Boston. Boston City Council ...

WASHINGTON — Some people use them every day, but starting Jan. 1, disposable foam coffee cups and food containers will be banned in two large parts of our area. D.C. and Montgomery County, in ...