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

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 ...

Foam clamshell containers long used by restaurants for takeout food will soon be illegal statewide in Washington. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images) Those foam clamshell containers long used by restaurants ...

Maryland will now prohibit restaurants from using foam containers for takeout and delivery orders — the first state to enact a ban the products. The eco-friendly move was led by Democratic Delegate ...

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 ...

A statewide ban on polystyrene foam food products was announced on Friday by CalRecycle. The ban has been in effect since January because of a bill signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom that included a ...

As the weather starts to cool off, you might begin to notice some extra cold spots in your home, particularly around walls, windows, doors, and outlets. These are all areas where insulation issues or ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — Illinois restaurants and other businesses may have to say goodbye to styrofoam cups. Last week, the fight against plastic waste moved forward in the Senate committee, which ...

A campaign says it’s time for restaurants in Hampton Roads to think outside the box — the Styrofoam box. A statewide ban on expanded polystyrene packaging — known best by the brand Styrofoam — means ...

Alongside cars, elevators, and antibiotics, it's hard for many folks to imagine their daily lives without the convenient luxury of a microwave oven. Although a microwave is marvelous for melting, ...