Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jamie Hailstone is a U.K-based reporter, who covers sustainability. Foam cups for customers are pictured at the coffee counter of ...

In this age of renewed environmental awareness, few things are as frustrating as receiving a package and being left with a pile of foam packaging. Beyond creating more plastic waste, styrofoam is also ...

As of April 2025, several states and cities across the United States have implemented or are moving toward banning the use of polystyrene foam (commonly known as Styrofoam) in foodware, packaging, and ...

As lawmakers take aim at hard-to-recycle plastic and foam, a California packaging company is introducing a new shipping cooler made of woven paper fibers that could transform how temperature-sensitive ...

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 ...

States ban plastic bags, PFAS chemicals, and foam containers to cut waste and improve recycling across multiple industries ...