The state Legislature is sending Gov. Phil Murphy a bill that would bar the sale of paper and plastic bags and Styrofoam, while restricting how plastic straws could be given out. The measure, Senate ...

ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. -- A wave of environmental change is happening in school lunchrooms across Florida. "I've heard from a lot of teachers. They hate seeing the amount of waste generated in school ...

PITTSBURGH, Aug. 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create a space-saving way to dispose of Styrofoam and paper cups in a garbage receptacle," said an inventor, from Jackson, N.J., "so I invented ...

Climate Action Brookline and the Solid Waste Advisory Committee are once again offering the “Styrofoam Drop-Off and paper shredding” on Saturday, April 2 as part of Climate Week. Expanded Polystrene ...

Dunkin’ is nixing its styrofoam coffee cups in favor of environmentally friendly double-walled paper cups, which are set to hit all stores by 2020. If the classic foam cups haven’t already disappeared ...