The Times’ June 6 editorial, “California’s failure to ban polystyrene means cities like Los Angeles need to step up,” encourages city governments to pursue a misguided ban on one type of food-service ...

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SMITHFIELD − At colleges, hospitals, military installations, resorts and big business campuses, there is one giant source of waste: Single-use food-to-go containers, usually made of plastic. Across 49 ...

BRISTOL, Va--Gov. Ralph Northam has signed legislation to ban polystyrene food service containers, often used for takeout food orders. The ban will take effect in July 2023 for larger chain ...

Commerce Department will issue final duty orders on disposable food containers from China and Vietnam following trade ...

The University of Hawaii-Manoa has had a ban of polystyrene foam containers since 2013. Donna Ojiri, general manager of Sodexo, which operates 10 eateries at the UH-Manoa campus, showed some of the ...

If you're an enthusiastic recycler, we applaud you. But, as they say, the road to hell is paved with good intentions, and recycling items that aren't meant to be recycled only makes it more difficult ...

NEW YORK (NEWS10) – As of January 1, New York State residents and businesses will no longer be able to use Expanded Polystyrene Foam (EPS) packaging under new state law. Officials say New York’s ban ...

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 name Styrofoam®). Over 90 ...

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Consumers are returning to restaurants in droves, but continued demand for takeout is exacerbating shortages of items like plastic straws, coffee cups and to-go containers. Snarls in the global supply ...