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 ...

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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 ...

After more than a decade of negotiations and failed efforts to reduce the use of plastics, Illinois lawmakers are considering legislation that would prohibit large retailers from offering 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 ...

A proposal to ban single-use plastic and foam containers in Portsmouth has passed its first hurdle after a City Council vote.It's unclear how the ordinance would work or whether it will pass legal ...

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 ...

MOUNT PLEASANT — South Carolina's fourth-largest city has decided to prohibit most single-use plastic bags, foam food containers and more, setting up a potential showdown with state lawmakers. The ...

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 ...

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 ...