SAN DIEGOSAN DIEGO — Time has run out for thousands of taco shops, pizza parlors and other small establishments in San Diego that have been using relatively cheap polystyrene foam products to save ...

The next phase for Washington state's ban on Styrofoam is about to kick in, putting an end to an era of squeaky to-go containers used by restaurants and other businesses. Yep. No longer shall five ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A noodle dish in a Styrofoam container with chopsticks - Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images Mistakes happen, but microwaving ...

That instinct to drop anything plastic, paper or cardboard into the recycling bin is hard to shake, but it's also one of the ...

Efforts to ban polystyrene takeout containers in Connecticut date back years and have often faced heavy pushback from the ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — An Oregon law pushing restaurants to use eco-friendly takeout containers is now in effect. Approved by the Oregon Senate and House in 2023, Senate Bill 543 was officially ...

Lukewarm, soggy French fries is a familiar problem to anybody who has had to pick up a to-go order from a restaurant, and one that resurfaced last week when one aggrieved customer issued an emphatic ...

A woman takes a french fry from a tray of McDonald's food in paper wrappers and containers - T.Vyc / Shutterstock Posters on Reddit have surmised that it was the Styrofoam containers that actually ...

Although an immediate shift is unlikely, the Environmental Coalition has long been on a search for alternative biodegradable containers. Among the several options were paper to-go boxes and also ...

Virginia’s Styrofoam ban takes effect July 1, 2025 for large food vendors and July 1, 2026 for all others. The law aims to reduce waste and health risks by eliminating Styrofoam food service ...