Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A noodle dish in a Styrofoam container with chopsticks - Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images Mistakes happen, but microwaving ...

Maryland will now prohibit restaurants from using foam containers for takeout and delivery orders — the first state to enact a ban the products. The eco-friendly move was led by Democratic Delegate ...

Foam clamshell containers long used by restaurants for takeout food will soon be illegal statewide in Washington. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images) Those foam clamshell containers long used by restaurants ...

A statewide ban on polystyrene foam food products was announced on Friday by CalRecycle. The ban has been in effect since January because of a bill signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom that included a ...

The next phase for Washington state's ban on Styrofoam is about to kick in, putting an end to an era of squeaky to-go containers used by restaurants and other businesses. Yep. No longer shall five ...

As the weather starts to cool off, you might begin to notice some extra cold spots in your home, particularly around walls, windows, doors, and outlets. These are all areas where insulation issues or ...

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 ...

A woman takes a french fry from a tray of McDonald's food in paper wrappers and containers - T.Vyc / Shutterstock Posters on Reddit have surmised that it was the Styrofoam containers that actually ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — Illinois restaurants and other businesses may have to say goodbye to styrofoam cups. Last week, the fight against plastic waste moved forward in the Senate committee, which ...

Alongside cars, elevators, and antibiotics, it's hard for many folks to imagine their daily lives without the convenient luxury of a microwave oven. Although a microwave is marvelous for melting, ...