There are fans on Reddit who are nostalgic for the days of polystyrene food containers at McDonald's. They are convinced that ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Packing peanuts, foam coolers and foam food containers could soon be a thing of the past thanks to a new bill now in Congress. The recently introduced "Farewell to Foam Act" ...

COLORADO SPRINGS — Styrofoam containers will no longer be handed out by Colorado restaurants this year. A law to ban polystyrene to-go containers went into effect on January 1st. It prohibits ...

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 ...

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 ...

Close-up of delivery man handing a slack of foam lunch box - Foam box is toxic plastic waste. It can be used for recycling and environment saving concept(Getty Images ...

As the coronavirus pandemic continues to shift much restaurant dining from eat-in to takeout, Maryland next week becomes the first state in the nation to ban the familiar foam containers used to carry ...

Containers made from Styrofoam or expanded polystyrene (EPS) foam are not safe to use in a microwave, unless they have a microwave-safe label. They may leach chemicals into food, which could increase ...