Bill to ban plastic foam food containers clears Oregon Senate, heads to state House. By Dirk VanderHart (OPB) April 3, 2023 11:07 p.m. A similar bill failed to pass the chamber in 2019.

A new bill aims to phase out all plastic foam food containers by the start of 2026. To stream 10 Tampa Bay on your phone, you need the 10 Tampa Bay app. Download the 10 Tampa Bay app ...

State Sen. Laura Fine, a Democrat from Glenview who’s sponsoring the foam container bill, said there are alternatives to polystyrene and plastic bags and that the measures are necessary “to ...

Expanding the bottle bill would increase the nickel deposit to 10 cents while also expanding the types of beverage containers for deposit. Measures on bottle bill, plastic waste face July 31 ...

Measures on bottle bill, plastic waste face July 31 legislative deadline in Mass. ... juice bottles and other nondairy containers. The bill would embrace deposits on wine bottles and even those ...

Florida legislators are considering a bill that would impact the regulation of single-use plastic containers. Some environmental organizations are already fighting this bill in the Tampa Bay Area.

For over 40 years now, residents of 10 states have reaped the benefits of state-level refundable container deposit laws, known as “bottle bills.” Here’s how it works: I go to the store and ...

A bill in the Nevada Legislature aims to reduce plastic pollution around Lake Tahoe by banning the sale of small plastic water bottles. If passed, Nevada businesses surrounding the lake would no ...

While the bill says the rate of plastic bottle recovery in Hawaii is about 37%, the legislation also claims that “readily available alternatives such as aluminum containers enjoy a recovery rate ...