SALEM — Plastic grocery bags and Styrofoam takeout containers may become a thing of the past in Oregon. The state House voted 32-28 on Tuesday to prohibit retailers and restaurants from serving ...

While Oregon has no statewide ban on Styrofoam food containers, roughly 10 cities in the state have adopted their own – including Portland, Medford, Eugene, Ashland and Florence.

A new year means new laws taking effect in Oregon. One of those new laws, the statewide ban on Styrofoam to-go containers, will come with an added cost to businesses and likely consumers. "The ...

In March, the Agilyx chemical recycling facility in Tigard, the Portland-area’s only public drop-off for Styrofoam recycling, abruptly closed. But the following month, Green Century Recycling in ...

McMinnville, Oregon, residents will soon be able to recycle polystyrene thanks to a partnership between Recology Western Oregon, the city’s waste hauler, and Agilyx Corp., Tigard, Oregon.. Recology ...