Polystyrene foam is still being sold in the state of California despite a ban that went into effect on Jan. 1, 2025. (Susanne Rust/Los Angeles Times) Styrofoam coffee cups, plates, clamshell takeout ...

Los Angeles City Council unanimously passed three plastic reduction ordinances, supported by Reusable LA. These new laws ban the distribution and sale of expanded polystyrene (EPS) products, close ...

An industry group says expanded polystyrene packaging has reached its 31 percent recycling rate thanks to business-to-business efforts. “EPS is being recycled in increasing quantities, and the growth ...

Nairobi, Kenya — The expanded polystyrene industry has significantly increased its presence at the global plastics treaty talks, partly out of a fear that EPS packaging will be put on a list of ...

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Carlisle Companies Incorporated (NYSE:CSL) today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the expanded polystyrene “EPS” insulation ...

The Los Angeles City Council has approved a new ban on certain single-use plastics, taking the latest step in an effort toward becoming a “zero-waste” city. All 12 council members present for ...

It’s Friday, December 9, and California’s two biggest cities have banned polystyrene. In a major victory against plastic pollution, city council members in Los Angeles and San Diego voted on Tuesday ...

A new report from Germany-based Ceresana provides an analysis of the global expanded polystyrene (EPS) market with recent consumption data and forecasts for 2023 to 2032. The report breaks out EPS ...

Those foam clamshell containers long used by restaurants for takeout food will soon be illegal statewide in Washington. Coffee cups, plates, trays and other food and drink carriers made from the same ...

More regulations on single-use plastics and other disposable single-use items that often end up polluting local beaches will ...

Grist is a nonprofit, independent media organization dedicated to telling stories of climate solutions and a just future. In a major victory against plastic pollution, city council members in Los ...