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A law passed in 2022 banning food establishments in Delaware from providing ready-to-eat food in polystyrene containers takes effect July 1.
Multiple states are banning EPS foam food containers, and Oregon’s packaging EPR program begins. Elsewhere, there are bottle ...
State officials launched a “Foam Free Virginia” campaign in line with the legislation. The Virginia Department of ...
ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - A big change is coming to Virginia’s food industry. Styrofoam containers will be banned starting next ...
Large food vendors across Virginia will soon have to ditch Styrofoam containers, with a full statewide ban by 2026.
A host of US states have passed similar laws. Lawmakers issue sweeping ban that will have big impact on takeout food orders: ...
A statewide crackdown on foam takeout containers is about to hit Virginia’s biggest food vendors—and there’s no dodging the ...
The Lagos State Government has warned that from Tuesday, July 1, 2025, any shop, market, or outlet found storing, selling, or distributing Styrofoam packs, plastic straws, lightweight nylon bags, or ...
Styrofoam package trays are stacked in the kitchen area at the Palmyra Country Store in June 2019. Maine has again delayed a full phaseout of polystyrene foam food containers until July 2027.
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 ...
Virginia’s ban on Styrofoam is set to take effect July 1, four years after legislators approved its phase-out, with the ...