The legislation was signed into law in 2022 and gave food establishments in Delaware until July 1, 2025, to comply.

A law passed in 2022 banning food establishments in Delaware from providing ready-to-eat food in polystyrene containers takes effect July 1.

This discovery offers a two-for-one solution. Researchers make game-changing breakthrough using common plastic waste — here's ...

Plastic foam must be phased out at a local, state and national level in order to protect the oceans and human health, according to a new analysis. The report by Oceana warns plastic foam, which ...

In a nutshell Nanoplastics may disrupt metabolism and liver function: Ingesting tiny plastic particles led to glucose ...

Plastic bottles and a plastic-foam ring are wedged between tree branches along the Chicago River at Ping Tom Memorial Park on April 25, 2025, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune) ...

Critics argue that an exemption would create a double standard, exposing prisoners to health risks while small businesses comply with the ban. The bill's sponsor plans to amend the legislation to ...

Senate Bill 51 goes into effect Tuesday, July 1. The bill mandates restaurants not use polystyrene containers, more commonly ...

A law passed in 2022 required producers of plastic foam foodware to demonstrate a recycling rate of 25% by 2025 to continue using the material. Since they didn’t meet that target, CalRecycle ...

Plastic foam made with those components can last thousands of years, according to the United Nations Environment Programme. “Polystyrene foam is particularly bad,” said Janet Domenitz, ...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - A big change is coming to Virginia’s food industry. Styrofoam containers will be banned starting next ...

Kingspan Insulation North America recently introduced Kooltherm® K100—a high-performance foam plastic insulation engineered to meet the thermal, space, and safety demands of construction and retrofit ...