The city of Portsmouth has voted to ban plastic foam and single-use plastics on city property.The ban won't go into effect for more than a year, but city councilors are recommending that businesses ...

The new law, signed Monday by Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, restricts restaurants’ use of disposable plastic items, requires recycled content in some plastic bottles and bags, and bans most uses of ...

OCEANSIDE, Calif. – The City of Oceanside took a big step toward banning single use plastic and single use foam products. City council voted unanimously to direct staff to draft an ordinance that will ...

The world has created more than 8 billion tons of plastic, and 91% of it likely goes unrecycled. We could even be ingesting an estimated credit card’s worth of plastic every week—and our marine life ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — It was a law proposed in 2019, and after a final extension set to end on September 5, the city’s disposable food ware ordinance will take effect. Starting on September 6, single-use ...

Illinois private equity firm Wynnchurch Capital LP will add a third plastic foam manufacturer to its portfolio amid a recent series of investments. Wynnchurch will combine Allentown, Pa.-based ...

Hoping to build on recent efforts to outlaw foam containers and disposable foodware, the Maui County Council is considering a ban on the sale and use of polystyrene foam coolers and ice chests as well ...

Kristyna Wentz-Graff / OPB Restaurants, food carts and other vendors in Oregon would be banned from serving meals in plastic foam containers under a bill state Senators approved on Monday. Four years ...

Gov. Jared Polis will sign House Bill 21-1162 into law today, marking the slow end of plastic bags for major Colorado retailers, grocery stores and restaurants. The ban, which will also apply to ...

Another bill that aims to keep plastic bags and containers out of landfills and waterways in Colorado was introduced at teh state Capitol. A bipartisan group of legislators have proposed a bill that ...

The city of St. Augustine Beach enacted two ordinances that will allow the city to serve hefty fines to retailers and restaurateurs if they keep giving out certain plastic or polystyrene products ...