Why styrofoam is so hard to recycle and what you can do about it

Expanded polystyrene, or styrofoam, is hard to recycle. Reduce usage, repurpose the packaging, or seek out town and shipping ...
Augusta Free Press

Styrofoam is terrible for the environment: What is being done to phase it out?

Dear EarthTalk: Styrofoam is terrible for the environment and hard to recycle but still prevalent across the U.S. What’s being done to phase it out? – Michael Brophy, Boston, MA Plastic foam, better ...
The Herald-Sun

8 hard-to-recycle items and what to do with them in the Raleigh or Durham areas

These seven items can’t be recycled through Raleigh’s curbside program, but that doesn’t mean they can’t be recycled at all. Learn how you can recycle plastic bags, styrofoam materials, pizza boxes ...
Oregonian

Styrofoam food containers are now banned in Oregon

It’s a new year, and that means the end of Styrofoam to-go containers in Oregon. As of Jan. 1, a new state law takes effect that bans restaurants and food carts from using polystyrene foam, commonly ...
WHYY

Styrofoam finally off the menu at Delaware eateries, 2 years after ban passed

Meghan Knapp of Stanley's Tavern shows the aluminum containers the popular hangout north of Wilmington uses instead of Styrofoam. (Cris Barrish/WHYY) From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey ...
WAVY-TV

Love it or hate it? Virginia’s Styrofoam ban takes effect July 1

RICHMOND, Va. (WAVY) — Virginia’s ban on Styrofoam is set to take effect July 1, four years after legislators approved its phase-out, with the reception getting mixed reviews despite what officials ...
KGW8

Oregon lawmakers consider banning Styrofoam to-go boxes and allowing customers to bring their own containers

In Oregon, two bills could soon play into that question for people dining out. Under Senate Bill 543, lawmakers are considering banning Styrofoam to-go containers in Oregon as well as so-called ...