As bans on single-use plastic bags and straws gain momentum across the globe, attention is now focused on another mighty environmental opponent: styrofoam. Styrofoam poses serious health concerns for ...

Reduce, reuse, recycle. So many of us heard those three words repeatedly when growing up. And yet, despite the simple phrase, recycling in the U.S. is anything but. In fact, the complexities of U.S.

On Tuesday, the San Diego City Council voted 6-3 to ban the use of Styrofoam. In doing so, it joined major metropolitan areas like New York, Seattle, Minneapolis and Washington, DC in eliminating the ...

Over 380 million tons of plastic are produced every year and 50% of that is for single-use purposes such as product packaging. Until now, companies have been hard-pressed to find a replacement for ...

DENVER — Lawmakers in the Senate are expected to debate a bill that would ban takeout Styrofoam containers. While the Alpine Waste and Recycling Plant in Denver isn't taking a side on the bill, they ...

As of April 2025, several states and cities across the United States have implemented or are moving toward banning the use of polystyrene foam (commonly known as Styrofoam) in foodware, packaging, and ...

On a picture-perfect day in Seattle, Emily Gonzalez, the director of Law and Policy at Puget Soundkeeper Alliance, walked around the water at Lake Union with a large bag in one hand and a grabber in ...

In Oregon, two bills could soon play into that question for people dining out. Under Senate Bill 543, lawmakers are considering banning Styrofoam to-go containers in Oregon as well as so-called ...