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{{Short description|Decline of polystyrene foam use}}
[[File:Physical weathering styrofoam cup Lake MIchigan.jpg|thumb|200px|Discarded polystyrene cup on the shore of Lake Michigan]]
In the late 20th and early 21st century, there has been a global movement towards the '''phase-out of [[Chemistry:Polystyrene|polystyrene foam]]''' as a single use plastic (SUP). Early bans of polystyrene foam intended to eliminate ozone-depleting chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), formerly a major component. 

Expanded polystyrene, often termed [[Chemistry:Styrofoam|Styrofoam]], is a contributor of microplastics from both land and maritime activities. Polystyrene is not biodegradeable but is susceptible to photo-oxidation, and degrades slowly in the ocean as [[Earth:Microplastics|microplastic]] [[Earth:Plastic pellet pollution|marine debris]]. Animals do not recognize polystyrene foam as an artificial material, may mistake it for food, and show toxic effects after substantial exposure. 

Full or partial bans of expanded and polystyrene foam commonly target disposable food packaging. Such bans have been enacted through national legislation globally, and also at sub-national or local levels in many countries. 

== Legislation around the world ==
{{wipe|China}} banned expanded polystyrene takeout/takeaway containers and tableware in 1999, but later revoked the policy in 2013 amidst industry lobbying.<ref>{{cite web|author1=Ying Sun, Nina|author2=Toloken, Steve  |name-list-style=amp |title=China moves to end its 'ban' on PS food packaging|url=http://www.plasticsnews.com/article/20130321/NEWS/130329979/china-moves-to-end-its-ban-on-ps-food-packaging|website=Plastics News|access-date=10 June 2013|date=21 March 2013}}</ref> Haiti banned foam food containers in 2012 to reduce waste in canals and roadside drains. In 2019, the European Parliament voted 560 to 35 to ban all food and beverage containers made from expanded polystyrene throughout the [[Social:European Union|European Union]] member states.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-europe-environment-idUSKCN1R823W|title=EU lawmakers back ban on single-use plastics, set standard for world|website={{wipe|Reuters}} }}</ref> {{wipe|Canada}} amended its 'Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999' in 2022 to prohibit foodservice ware made of expanded or extruded polystyrene, and also polyvinyl chloride, black colored plastics, or oxo-degraded plastics. <ref>{{cite web |title=Other Plastic Manufactured Items |date=20 June 2023 |url=https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/SOR-2022-138/page-1.html#h-1354057}}</ref>

=== Summary ===
[[File:Polystyrene foam legislation.svg|upright=4|left|thumb|Phase out of polystyrene foam around the world (laws passed but not yet in effect are not shown on map)
{{legend|#48ab06|Polystyrene foam banned}}
{{legend|#FF6600|Partial ban}}]]
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{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
! class="sortable" scope=col| Country
! scope=col| Legislation
! class="sortable" scope=col| Year
! class="unsortable" scope=col| References
|-
| {{flag|Andorra}}
| Ban
| 2023
| <ref>{{in lang|ca}} https://www.diariandorra.ad/noticies/nacional/2022/08/17/govern_aprova_prohibicio_dels_plastics_sol_us_205741_1125.html</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Antigua and Barbuda}}
| Ban
| 2017–2019
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.antiguanice.com/v2/client.php?id=806&news=10298 |title=STAGES AND IMPLEMENTATION OF STYROFOAM BAN |publisher=Antigua Nice |accessdate=2021-10-26}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Austria}} ''(EU)''
| Ban
| 2021
| <ref name="European Union">{{cite web|url=https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dir/2019/904/oj|title=DIRECTIVE (EU) 2019/904 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 5 June 2019 on the reduction of the impact of certain plastic products on the environment|publisher=Publications Office of the European Union|accessdate=2022-09-28}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Bahamas}}
| Ban
| 2020
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://ewnews.com/plastics-ban-on-track-for-july-1 |title=Plastics ban on track for July 1 |date=3 June 2020 |publisher=Eyewitness News |accessdate=2021-10-26}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Barbados}}
| Ban
| 2020
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/latestnews/_Barbados_bans_single-use_plastic_products |title=Barbados joins other CARICOM countries in banning single-use plastic products |publisher=Jamaica Observer |accessdate=2021-10-26}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Belgium}} ''(EU)''
| Ban
| 2021
| <ref name="European Union"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.brusselstimes.com/news/belgium-all-news/185642/belgium-imposes-phased-ban-on-single-use-plastics/ |title=Belgium imposes phased ban on single-use plastics |publisher=The Brussels Times |accessdate=2021-10-26}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Belize}}
| Ban
| 2019
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sanpedrosun.com/government/2019/02/07/belize-prepares-to-ban-single-use-plastic-and-styrofoam-products-by-april-2019/ |title=Belize prepares to ban single-use plastic and Styrofoam products by April 2019 |date=7 February 2019 |publisher=The San Pedro Sun |accessdate=2021-10-26}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Bulgaria}} ''(EU)''
| Ban
| 2021
| <ref name="European Union"/>
|-
| {{flag|Canada}} 
| Ban
| 2023
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/SOR-2022-138/page-1.html#h-1354057|title=Single-use Plastics Prohibition Regulations (SOR/2022-138)|date=20 June 2023 |publisher=Department of Justice Canada|accessdate=2023-08-25}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Chile}}
| Ban
| 2022
| <ref>{{in lang|es}} https://www.bcn.cl/leychile/navegar?idNorma=1163603 LEY NÚM. 21.368 REGULA LA ENTREGA DE PLÁSTICOS DE UN SOLO USO Y LAS BOTELLAS PLÁSTICAS, Y MODIFICA LOS CUERPOS LEGALES QUE INDICA</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Costa Rica}}
| Ban
| 2021
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/costa-rica-polystyrene-styrofoam-ban-environment-microplastic-law-a9011531.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220526/https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/costa-rica-polystyrene-styrofoam-ban-environment-microplastic-law-a9011531.html |archive-date=2022-05-26 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Costa Rica to completely ban polystyrene due to environmental impact |work=The Independent |date=18 July 2019 |accessdate=2021-10-26}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Croatia}} ''(EU)''
| Ban
| 2021
| <ref name="European Union"/>
|-
| {{flag|Cyprus}} ''(EU)''
| Ban
| 2021
| <ref name="European Union"/>
|-
| {{flag|Czech Republic}} ''(EU)''
| Ban
| 2021
| <ref name="European Union"/>
|-
| {{flag|Denmark}} ''(EU)''
| Ban
| 2021
| <ref name="European Union"/>
|-
| {{flag|Dominica}}
| Ban
| 2018
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/dominica-plastic-ban/index.html |title=Caribbean island of Dominica bans plastic and Styrofoam |date=10 August 2018 |publisher=CNN |accessdate=2021-10-26}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Ecuador}}
| Ban
| 2022
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.loc.gov/item/global-legal-monitor/2021-02-16/ecuador-law-on-restrictions-on-the-use-of-plastic-enters-into-force/ |title=Ecuador: Law on Restrictions on the Use of Plastic Enters into Force |publisher=Library of Congress |accessdate=2022-10-18}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Estonia}} ''(EU)''
| Ban
| 2021
| <ref name="European Union"/>
|-
| {{flag|Fiji}}
| Ban
| 2021
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fijitimes.com/ban-on-polystyrene-to-start-next-month/ |title=Ban on polystyrene to start next month |date=19 July 2021 |publisher=The Fiji Times |accessdate=2021-10-26}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Finland}} ''(EU)''
| Ban
| 2021
| <ref name="European Union"/>
|-
| {{flag|France}} ''(EU)''
| Ban
| 2021
| <ref name="European Union"/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/france-bans-plastic-packaging-fruit-vegetables-2021-10-11/ |title=France bans plastic packaging for fruits and vegetables |date=11 October 2021 |work=Reuters |accessdate=2021-10-26 |last1=Clercq |first1=Geert De }}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Germany}} ''(EU)''
| Ban
| 2021
| <ref name="European Union"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/germany-bans-single-plastic-straws-food-containers-71422785 |title=Germany bans single-use plastic straws, food containers |publisher=ABC News |accessdate=2021-11-01}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Greece}} ''(EU)''
| Ban
| 2021
| <ref name="European Union"/>
|-
| {{flag|Grenada}}
| Ban
| 2018
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.caribjournal.com/2018/09/19/grenada-is-banning-styrofoam/ |title=Grenada Is Banning Styrofoam |date=20 September 2018 |publisher=Caribbean Journal |accessdate=2021-10-26}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Guyana}}
| Ban
| 2016
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://guyanachronicle.com/2016/03/04/styrofoam-ban-in-effect-from-month-end/ |title=Styrofoam ban in effect from month-end |date=4 March 2016 |publisher=Guyana Chronicle |accessdate=2021-10-26}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Haiti}}
| Ban
| 2012
| <ref>{{cite journal|url=https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Americas/2012/0928/Haiti-bans-plastic-bags-and-styrofoam-containers |title=Haiti bans plastic bags and styrofoam containers |journal=The Christian Science Monitor |accessdate=2021-10-26}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Hungary}} ''(EU)''
| Ban
| 2021
| <ref name="European Union"/>
|-
| {{flag|Iceland}}
| Ban
| 2021
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icelandreview.com/society/iceland-bans-single-use-plastics-starting-in-2021/ |title=Iceland Bans Single-Use Plastics Starting in 2021 |date=6 July 2020 |publisher=Iceland Review |accessdate=2021-10-26}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|India}}
| Ban
| 2022
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/govt-bans-manufacture-sale-and-use-of-identified-single-use-plastic-items-from-jul-1-2022-1840562-2021-08-13 |title=Govt bans manufacture, sale and use of identified single-use plastic items from July 1, 2022 |publisher=India Today |accessdate=2021-10-26}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Ireland}} ''(EU)''
| Ban
| 2021
| <ref name="European Union"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-40331426.html |title=Banned from Irish shelves: Cotton bud sticks, plastic cutlery, plates, stirrers and straws |date=7 July 2021 |publisher=Irish Examiner |accessdate=2021-10-26}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Italy}} ''(EU)''
| Ban
| 2021
| <ref name="European Union"/>
|-
| {{flag|Jamaica}}
| Ban
| 2020
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://jis.gov.jm/styrofoam-ban-takes-effect-january-1/ |title=Styrofoam Ban Takes Effect |publisher=Jamaica Information Service |accessdate=2021-10-26}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Latvia}} ''(EU)''
| Ban
| 2021
| <ref name="European Union"/>
|-
| {{flag|Lithuania}} ''(EU)''
| Ban
| 2021
| <ref name="European Union"/>
|-
| {{flag|Luxembourg}} ''(EU)''
| Ban
| 2021
| <ref name="European Union"/>
|-
| ''{{flag|Macau}}''
| Ban
| 2021
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://macaonews.org/social-affairs/macao-bans-polystyrene-takeaway-boxes-from-1-january-2021/|title=Macao bans polystyrene takeaway boxes from 1 January 2021|date=30 November 2020 |publisher=The Macao News |accessdate=2022-09-28}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Maldives}}
| Ban
| 2022
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.environment.gov.mv/v2/en/news/15184|title=The Maldives bans production and sales of single-use plastics effective from 1st June 2022|publisher=Republic of Maldives Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Technology |accessdate=2022-09-28}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Malta}} ''(EU)''
| Ban
| 2021
| <ref name="European Union"/>
|-
| {{flag|Marshall Islands}}
| Ban
| 2017
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://rmiparliament.org/cms/images/LEGISLATION/BILLS/2016/2016-0028/StyrofoamandPlasticProductsProhibitionAct2016.pdf |title=STYROFOAM AND PLASTIC PRODUCTS PROHIBITION ACT 2016|publisher=Republic of the Marshall Islands Nitijela|accessdate=2022-09-28}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Mauritius}}
| Ban
| 2021
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://environment.govmu.org/Documents/communique/ENGLISH%20COMMUNIQU%C3%89%20Environment%20Protection%20Reg%202020%20(08.02.2021).pdf|title=Environment Protection (Control of Single Use Plastic Products) Regulations 2020 |publisher=Mauritius Ministry of the Environment, Solid Waste Management and Climate Change|accessdate=2022-10-18}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Micronesia}}
| Ban
| 2020
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://gov.fm/index.php/component/content/article/35-pio-articles/news-and-updates/330-per-public-law-21-76-one-time-use-disposable-styrofoam-plastic-food-service-items-prohibited-from-importation-into-the-fsm-beginning-july-1st-2020-such-items-already-in-the-fsm-can-still-be-used |title=Per Public Law 21-76, One-Time-Use Disposable Styrofoam & Plastic Food Service Items Prohibited from Importation into the FSM Beginning July 1st, 2020; Such Items Already in the FSM Can Still Be Used |publisher=FSM GOVERNMENT|accessdate=2022-09-28}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Monaco}}
| Ban
| 2021
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hellomonaco.com/news/latest-news/zero-waste-goals-monaco-bans-single-use-cups-and-containers/|title=Zero Waste Goals: Monaco Bans Single-use Cups and Containers|date=18 June 2021 |publisher=Hello Monaco Magazine|accessdate=2022-09-28}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Netherlands}} ''(EU)''
* ''Constituent Countries''
** {{flag|Aruba}}
* ''Special Municipalities''
** {{flag|Bonaire}}
** {{flag|Saba}}
** {{flag|Sint Eustatius}}
| Ban
| 2021 (NL)
* 2019 (AW)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.arubatoday.com/plastic-ban-the-law-has-passed-3/|title=Plastic ban: the law has passed|date=18 January 2020 |publisher=Aruba Today|accessdate=2022-09-28}}</ref>
* 2022 (BO)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bes-reporter.com/styrofoam-meal-boxes-banned-on-bonaire-from-1-august/|title=Styrofoam meal boxes banned on Bonaire from 1 August|date=13 July 2022 |publisher=BES Reporter|accessdate=2022-09-28}}</ref>
* 2022 (SA)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sabagov.com/post/enforcement-starts-on-single-use-plastic-ban|title=Enforcement starts on Single-Use Plastic Ban|date=31 January 2022 }}</ref>
* 2021 (SE)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.statiagovernment.com/news-and-tenders/news/2021/04/13/ban-on-single-use-plastic-now-a-fact|title=Ban on single use plastic now a fact|date=13 April 2021 |publisher=Government of Sint Eustatius|accessdate=2022-09-28}}</ref>
| <ref name="European Union"/>
|-
| {{flag|New Zealand}}
* ''Associated States''
** {{flag|Niue}}
| Ban
| 2022 (NZ)
* 2018 (NU) <ref>name="Pacific Countries">{{cite web|url=https://www.loc.gov/item/global-legal-monitor/2018-07-18/several-pacific-countries-announce-bans-on-single-use-plastic-bags/ |title=Several Pacific Countries Announce Bans on Single-Use Plastic Bags |publisher=Library of Congress |accessdate=2021-10-26}}</ref>
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://environment.govt.nz/acts-and-regulations/regulations/plastic-and-related-products-regulations-2022/|title=Plastic and Related Products Regulations 2022 |publisher=New Zealand Ministry for the Environment |accessdate=2022-09-28}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Norway}}
| Ban
| 2021
| <ref name="Norwegian Environment Ministry">{{in lang|no}} {{cite web|url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/SF/forskrift/2004-06-01-922/KAPITTEL_4#KAPITTEL_4 |title=Forskrift om begrensning i bruk av helse- og miljøfarlige kjemikalier og andre produkter (produktforskriften) |accessdate=2023-02-06}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Papua New Guinea}}
| Ban
| 2018
| <ref name="Pacific Countries">{{cite web|url=https://www.loc.gov/item/global-legal-monitor/2018-07-18/several-pacific-countries-announce-bans-on-single-use-plastic-bags/ |title=Several Pacific Countries Announce Bans on Single-Use Plastic Bags |publisher=Library of Congress |accessdate=2021-10-26}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Peru}}
| Ban
| 2021
| <ref>{{in lang|es}} {{cite web|url=https://busquedas.elperuano.pe/normaslegales/ley-que-regula-el-plastico-de-un-solo-uso-y-los-recipientes-ley-n-30884-1724734-1/|title=LEY QUE REGULA EL PLÁSTICO DE UN SOLO USO Y LOS RECIPIENTES O ENVASES DESCARTABLE |publisher=El Peruano |accessdate=2022-10-18}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Poland}} ''(EU)''
| Ban
| 2021
| <ref name="European Union"/>
|-
| {{flag|Portugal}} ''(EU)''
| Ban
| 2021
| <ref name="European Union"/>
|-
| {{flag|Romania}} ''(EU)''
| Ban
| 2021
| <ref name="European Union"/>
|-
| {{flag|Saint Kitts and Nevis}}
| Ban
| 2024
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/latest-news/st-kitts-and-nevis-to-ban-use-of-styrofoam-plastic-products/|title=St Kitts and Nevis to ban use of styrofoam, plastic products|date=29 November 2023 |publisher=Jamaica Observer|accessdate=2023-12-09}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Saint Lucia}}
| Ban
| 2019
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.govt.lc/news/saint-lucia-to-ban-polystyrene-plastics |title=Saint Lucia to ban polystyrene, plastics |publisher=Government of Saint Lucia |accessdate=2021-10-26}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines}}
| Ban
| 2017
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.vc/index.php/media-center/750-styrofoam-ban-stakeholders-meeting |title=Styrofoam Ban Stakeholders Meeting |publisher=Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |accessdate=2021-10-26}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Samoa}}
| Ban
| 2021
| <ref name="Pacific Countries"/><ref>{{cite web| url=https://pasifika.news/2021/03/styrofoam-ban-now-in-effect-in-samoa/|title=Styrofoam ban now in effect in Samoa|date=3 March 2021 | publisher=Pasifika Environews| accessdate=2023-02-06}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Seychelles}}
| Ban
| 2017
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.loc.gov/item/global-legal-monitor/2017-08-02/seychelles-ban-on-plastics-takes-effect/ |title=Seychelles: Ban on Plastics Takes Effect |publisher=Library of Congress |accessdate=2021-10-26}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Slovakia}} ''(EU)''
| Ban
| 2021
| <ref name="European Union"/>
|-
| {{flag|Slovenia}} ''(EU)''
| Ban
| 2021
| <ref name="European Union"/>
|-
| {{flag|Spain}} ''(EU)''
| Ban
| 2021
| <ref name="European Union"/>
|-
| {{flag|Sri Lanka}}
| Ban
| 2021
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.colombopage.com/archive_21A/Jan31_1612112539CH.php |title=Ban on use of plastics goes into effect from March 31 |publisher=Colombo Page |accessdate=2021-10-26}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Suriname}}
| Ban
| 2019
| <ref>{{in lang|nl}} https://gov.sr/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/sb-2019-no-44-besch-min-hi-wijz-besl-negatieve-lijst.pdf TBESCHIKKING van de Minister van Handel, Industrie en Toerisme van 25 april 2019 no. 910, houdende nadere wijziging
van het Besluit Negatieve Lijst </ref>
|-
| {{flag|Sweden}} ''(EU)''
| Ban
| 2021
| <ref name="European Union"/>
|-
| {{flag|Taiwan}}
| Ban
| 2022
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4385350 |title=Taiwan to ban polystyrene cups from July 2022|date=22 December 2021 |publisher=Taiwan News |accessdate=2022-09-28}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Thailand}}
| Ban
| 2022
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Business-trends/Thailand-s-plastic-ban-prompts-producers-to-be-eco-friendly |title=Thailand's plastic ban prompts producers to be eco-friendly |publisher=Nikkei Asia |accessdate=2021-10-26}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Trinidad and Tobago}}
| Ban
| 2019
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.planning.gov.tt/content/government-approves-ban-styrofoam-tt-2019 |title=Government approves ban of Styrofoam in T&T by 2019 |publisher=Ministry of Planning and Development, Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago |accessdate=2021-10-26}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Tuvalu}}
| Ban
| 2019
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://nicholasinstitute.duke.edu/sites/default/files/plastics-policies/2601_N_2019_Waste_Management_Prohibition_on.pdf |title=Waste Management (Prohibition On The Importation Of Single-Use Plastic) Regulation 2019 |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs and Rural Development, Government of Tuvalu |accessdate=2022-09-28}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|United Kingdom}}
* ''Great Britain and Northern Ireland''
** {{flag|England}}
** {{flag|Northern Ireland}}
** {{flag|Scotland}}
** {{flag|Wales}}
* ''Overseas Territories''
** {{flag|Turks and Caicos Islands}}
| Ban
| 
* 2023 (ENG)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/far-reaching-ban-on-single-use-plastics-in-england |title=Far-reaching ban on single-use plastics in England |publisher=Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs |accessdate=2023-01-19}}</ref>
* 2021 (NIR){{efn|As required per the Northern Ireland Protocol}}<ref name="European Union"/>
* 2022 (SCT)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.scot/news/single-use-plastics-ban/ |title=Single use plastics ban |publisher=Scottish Government |accessdate=2023-01-19}}</ref>
* 2023 (WLS)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://business.senedd.wales/documents/s131191/The%20Environmental%20Protection%20Single-use%20Plastic%20Products%20Wales%20Bill%20as%20amended%20at%20Stage%202%20-%2011%20.pdf|title=The Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wales) Bill|publisher=Welsh Government|accessdate=2023-01-19}}</ref>
* 2019 (TC)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tcweeklynews.com/ban-on-polystyrene-comes-into-full-effect-nov-p9762-127.htm |title=Ban on polystyrene comes into full effect Nov 1|publisher=Turks and Caicos Weekly News|accessdate=2022-09-28}}</ref>
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/single-use-plastic-how-do-bans-differ-across-the-uk-and-eu/|title=Single use plastic: How do bans differ across the UK and EU?|publisher=House of Commons Library|accessdate=2023-01-19}}</ref> 
|-
| {{flag|Vanuatu}}
| Ban
| 2018
| <ref name="Pacific Countries"/>
|-
| {{flag|Zimbabwe}}
| Ban
| 2017
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.africanews.com/2017/08/04/zimbabwe-bans-polystyrene-food-packs-citing-health-risks// |title=Zimbabwe bans polystyrene food packs citing health risks |date=4 August 2017 |publisher=Africa News |accessdate=2021-10-26}}</ref>
|-
|}

==Phaseout in the United States==
[[File:Polystyrene foam legislation in the United States.svg|right|thumb|300px|Polystyrene foam legislation in the United States
{{legend|#48ab06|Polystyrene foam banned}}]]
As of December 2023, 11 U.S. states and one territory have passed statewide legislation to explicitly ban polystyrene foam: 

* In 2019, '''Maryland''' was the first state to enact a ban, which went into effect on October 1, 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/local/305/2020/10/01/919068692/maryland-will-ban-styrofoam-starting-oct-1 |title=Maryland Will Ban Styrofoam Starting Oct. 1 |publisher=NPR |accessdate=2021-10-26}}</ref> Bans were also passed that year in '''Maine''' and '''Vermont''', with both states' laws taking effect on July 1, 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/maine/articles/2021-06-25/maines-ban-of-polystyrene-foam-takes-effect-on-july-1 |title=Maine's Ban of Polystyrene Foam Takes Effect on July 1 |publisher=U.S. News |accessdate=2021-10-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://dec.vermont.gov/content/single-use-products-law |title=Single-Use Products Law |publisher=Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation |accessdate=2021-11-01}}</ref>
* In 2020, '''New York''' passed a ban that took effect on January 1, 2022, while '''New Jersey''' passed a ban that took effect on May 4, 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://13wham.com/news/local/state-ban-on-some-products-to-take-effect-new-years-day |title=State ban on some materials to take effect New Year's Day |date=22 October 2021 |publisher=WHAM-TV |accessdate=2021-10-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nj.gov/dep/newsrel/2021/21_0505.htm |title=NEW JERSEY'S BAN ON SINGLE-USE PLASTIC PRODUCTS TAKES EFFECT IN ONE YEAR |publisher=New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection |accessdate=2021-11-01}}</ref>
* In 2021, '''Colorado''' passed a ban taking effect on January 1, 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.denverpost.com/2021/06/08/plastic-bag-polystyrene-ban-colorado-legislature/ |title=Colorado lawmakers OK ban on single-use plastic bags, polystyrene in stores |date=8 June 2021 |publisher=The Denver Post |accessdate=2021-11-02}}</ref> '''Virginia''' passed a ban on polystyrene foam takeout containers that will come into force for large businesses by July 2028 and for small businesses by July 2030.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wtop.com/virginia/2021/02/virginia-assembly-approves-ban-on-foam-to-go-containers/ |title=Virginia assembly approves ban on foam to-go containers |date=25 February 2021 |publisher=WTOP-FM |accessdate=2021-11-01}}</ref> '''{{wipe|Washington (state)}}''' also passed a polystyrene ban, effective starting in June 2023, with food serviceware prohibited starting June 1, 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kuow.org/stories/washington-bans-polystyrene-foam-and-clamps-down-on-other-plastics|title=Washington state bans polystyrene foam, clamps down on other plastics|date=20 May 2021 |accessdate=2022-09-23}}</ref> 
* In 2023, '''Delaware''', '''Oregon''' and '''Rhode Island''' all signed bans into law, with provisions set to take effect in each state in 2025.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Measures/Overview/SB543|title=SB 543 Enrolled}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText23/SenateText23/S0014B.pdf|title=2023 – S 0014 SUBSTITUTE B}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail/130016|title=Senate Bill 51}}</ref>
* '''[[Place:Washington, D.C.|Washington, D.C.]]''' banned polystyrene foam takeout containers on January 1, 2016. The ban was expanded on January 1, 2021, to include the retail sale of polystyrene foam.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://doee.dc.gov/foam |title=Foam Free DC |publisher=DC.gov |accessdate=2021-11-01}}</ref>

In '''Hawaii''', a de facto ban is in effect after every county enacted polystyrene bans except state-administered Kalawao County. Bans in Hawaii County took effect July 2019, followed by Kauai County, Maui County, and Honolulu County in 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://records.hawaiicounty.gov/Weblink/0/doc/942537/Page1.aspx|title=Ordinance No. 17-63}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kauai.gov/files/assets/public/public-works/documents/ordinance-1079-polystyrene-ban.pdf|title=Ordinance 1079}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mauicounty.gov/DocumentCenter/View/114228/Polystyrene-Ban-Ordinance-No-4457|title=Ordinance No. 4457: Polystyrene Foam Food Containers}}</ref> Maui separately banned polystyrene foam coolers, and the sale or rental of disposable bodyboards in 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mauicounty.gov/DocumentCenter/View/121744/Ord-5084#:~:text=C.-,%5BPolystyrene%20foam%20food%20service%20containers%20shall%5D%20Plastic%20disposable%20foodware%20must,or%20sold%20in%20the%20County.|title=Ordinance No. 5084}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mauicounty.gov/DocumentCenter/View/128944/Ord-5236|title=Ordinance No. 5326: Disposable Bodyboards}}</ref>

In '''{{wipe|California}}''', the legislature passed SB54 in June 2022 as the Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB54|title=SB-54 Solid waste: reporting, packaging, and plastic food service ware}}</ref> The law codifies extended producer responsibility (EPR) requirements for plastics, including a requirement that polystyrene be banned if recycling rates do not reach 25% by 2025. Recycling rates averaged 6% at passage, leading some to call the law a 'de facto ban', anticipating an inability to comply within three years.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/california/newsletter/2022-07-01/essential-california-lawmakers-plastic-pollution-bill-essential-california|title=Newsletter: California lawmakers put the brakes on plastics. What does it mean for the rest of us?|website={{wipe|Los Angeles Times}} |date=July 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2022/07/01/1109289220/california-rules-reduction-plastics|title=California sets the nation's toughest rules for the reduction of plastics|website=NPR }}</ref> 

=== Local legislation ===

Local bans have been enacted elsewhere, including in many large and small cities within the US:
* '''[[Earth:Alaska|Alaska]]''' — In Alaska, the towns of Bethel, Cordova, and Seward have enacted bans.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bethel.municipal.codes/BMC/8.12 |title=Chapter 8.12 PLASTIC BAGS AND POLYSTYRENE CONTAINERS}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cityofcordova.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Ordinance-1137-sub-adopting-8.37-governing-use-of-plastic-bags.pdf|title=City of Cordova, Alaska Substitute Ordinance 1137}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://library.municode.com/ak/seward/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=CD_ORD_TIT9HESA_CH9.35PLBAPOCO_9.35.010DE|title=Chapter 9.35. Plastic Bags and Polystyrene Containers}}</ref> 
* '''{{wipe|California}}''' — At least 128 cities in California have an existing polystyrene ban in some form.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2022-06-30/california-new-law-phase-out-single-use-plastics-containers|title=Newsom signs nation's most sweeping law to phase out single-use plastics and packaging waste|work={{wipe|Los Angeles Times}}|date=30 June 2022|accessdate=2022-09-23}}</ref> As of 2023, 12 counties — namely Alameda, Contra Costa, Los Angeles, Marin, Mendocino, Monterey, San Francisco, San Luis Obispo, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, and Sonoma have bans affecting the general public. Additionally, 27 municipalities in other counties, namely Arcata, Camarillo, Carlsbad, Carpinteria, Dana Point, Davis, Del Mar, Encinitas, Goleta, Imperial Beach, Laguna Beach, Newport Beach, Oceanside, Ojai, Oxnard, Palm Springs, Port Hueneme, San Clemente, San Diego, Santa Barbara, Solana Beach, South Lake Tahoe, Thousand Oaks, Truckee, Ventura, Vista, and Yountville have bans. Together these laws cover over 20.6 million people, or about 53% of the state's population. The city of Berkeley passed the nation's first polystyrene foodware ban in 1988, while also requiring all disposable foodware to be degradable or recyclable. 
* '''Connecticut''' — Hamden, Groton,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ecode360.com/37657936|title=Chapter 199 Polystyrene Container Restriction}}</ref> Norwalk,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ecode360.com/34844752|title=Article II Use and Sale of Polystyrene Products}}</ref> Stamford,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stamfordadvocate.com/local/article/Stamford-mayor-signs-ban-on-foam-containers-that-15669895.php#:~:text=STAMFORD%20%E2%80%94%20Mayor%20David%20Martin%20has,perhaps%20its%20best%2Dknown%20form.|title=Stamford mayor signs ban on foam containers that starts in April|date=22 October 2020 }}</ref> and Westport<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.westportct.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/20823/637057154234870000|title=Chapter 46: Solid Waste Management Article VII: Single Use Plastic Food Service Product}}</ref> have all enacted bans. Hamden enacted the state's first ban in 1989, and continues to retain its original ordinance.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/hamden/latest/hamden_ct/0-0-0-6083|title=§ 122.02 PACKAGING REQUIREMENTS; UTENSILS AND CONTAINERS TO BE OF POLYSTYRENE}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/08/13/nyregion/hamden-is-first-town-to-ban-plastic-foam.html|title=Hamden Is First Town to Ban Plastic Foam|work=The New York Times |date=13 August 1989 |last1=McCarthy |first1=Peggy }}</ref>
* '''Georgia''' — South Fulton banned single-use plastics in 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://library.municode.com/ga/south_fulton/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PT2COOR_TIT14EN_CH12SIEPLRE_S14-12001CIDEPR|title=CHAPTER 12. - SINGLE-USE PLASTICS REGULATIONS}}</ref> Atlanta banned polystyrene at city-owned buildings, including Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://atlantacityga.iqm2.com/Citizens/Detail_LegiFile.aspx?Frame=SplitView&MeetingID=3020&MediaPosition=&ID=18901&CssClass=|title=City of Atlanta Georgia Ordinance 19-O-1418}}</ref> 
* '''{{wipe|Massachusetts}}''' — At least 65 municipalities have bans on polystyrene, including Abington, Acton, Amherst, Andover, Arlington, Athol, Attleboro, Brookline, Buckland, Cambridge, Chatham, Chelmsford, Concord, Dennis, Eastham, Easthampton, Essex, Fairhaven, Falmouth, Georgetown, Gloucester, Grafton, Great Barrington, Greenfield, Hadley, Hamilton, Hanson, Ipswich, Lee, Lenox, Lexington, Lincoln, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Marblehead, Maynard, Medford, Melrose, Nantucket, Newton, Northborough, Northampton, Orleans, Pittsfield, Provincetown, Raynham, Reading, Revere, Rockport, Salem, Saugus, Shrewsbury, Somerville, South Hadley, Stockbridge, Sudbury, Upton, Wayland, Wellfleet, Westborough, Westfield, Westford, Whitman, Williamstown, Winthrop, and Yarmouth.
* '''Minnesota''' — Minneapolis enacted a ban in 1989, and amended the largely unenforced ban in 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mprnews.org/story/2014/04/16/didnt-minneapolis-ban-foam-packaging-decades-ago|title=Didn't Minneapolis ban foam packaging decades ago?|date=16 April 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://library.municode.com/mn/minneapolis/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_TIT10FOCO_CH204ENPRENACPA#COOR_TIT10FOCO_CH204ENPRENACPA_204.30PRDU|title=CHAPTER 204. ENVIRONMENTAL PRESERVATION: ENVIRONMENTALLY ACCEPTABLE PACKAGING}}</ref> In 2017, the city of St. Louis Park effectively banned single-use polystyrene after mandating compostable, reusable, or locally recyclable packaging. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stlouisparkmn.gov/business/zero-waste-packaging-ordinance|title=Zero Waste Packaging Ordinance}}</ref> Saint Paul enacted a similar provision in 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stpaul.gov/departments/safety-inspections/open-operate-expand-business/ongoing-requirements/amending-chapter-236-plastic-packaging|title=Green To Go Packaging Initiative}}</ref>
* '''New Hampshire''' — Portsmouth enacted the first ban in New Hampshire in 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhpr.org/climate-change/2020-12-31/portsmouth-styrofoam-ban-takes-effect-with-little-enforcement-for-now|title=Portsmouth Styrofoam Ban Takes Effect, With Little Enforcement For Now|date=31 December 2020 }}</ref> 
* '''Pennsylvania''' — The Boroughs of Ambler<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boroughofambler.com/departments/code-enforcement/single-use-plastics/|title=Single Use Plastics Borough of Ambler}}</ref> and Swarthmore,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.swarthmorepa.org/DocumentCenter/View/2523/Ordinance--04-2023-Single-Use-Product?bidId=|title=Ordinance 4 of 2023}}</ref> and Townships of Montgomery,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.montgomerytwp.org/egov/apps/document/center.egov?view=item&id=5835|title= Ordinance No. 23-337}}</ref> Newtown,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://patch.com/pennsylvania/newtown-pa/newtown-township-enacts-ban-certain-single-use-plastics|title=Newtown Township Enacts Ban On Certain Single-Use Plastics|date=7 December 2023 }}</ref> Solebury,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ecode360.com/SO1688/laws/LF1580940.pdf|title=Ordinance No. 2022-003}}</ref> Tredyffrin,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tredyffrin.org/services/trash-recycling/plastic-bag-ordinance|title=HR-454 Plastic Bag Ordinance}}</ref> Upper Merion,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.umtownship.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Single-Use-Product-Ordinance-2023-890.pdf|title=Ordinance No. 2023-890}}</ref> Upper Moreland,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uppermoreland.org/DocumentCenter/View/2461/Ordinance-No-1744---Single-Use-Plastic-Ban|title=Ordinance No. 1744}}</ref> and Uwchlan<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uwchlan.com/DocumentCenter/View/957/Plastic-Bag-Ban-Ordinance?bidId=|title=Ordinance No. 2022-06}}</ref> enacted bans. 
* '''South Carolina''' — The city of Charleston adopted in ordinance in 2018, with the surrounding Charleston County adopting a similar ordinance the year after.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.charleston-sc.gov/DocumentCenter/View/19987/2018-146-Environmentally-Acceptable-Packaging-and-Products-Ratified?bidId=|title=Number 2018-146}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.charlestoncounty.org/ordinances/2000-2099/2085.pdf|title=Ordinance No. 2085}}</ref>

=== Proposed legislation ===
As of August 2023, proposed legislation banning polystyrene has passed at least one legislative chamber in two states and one territory. In Connecticut, SB 118 passed the state Senate in April 2022, but died when the session ended.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wfsb.com/2022/04/21/ct-senate-passes-bill-that-bans-single-use-styrofoam-trays-schools-restaurants/|title=CT Senate passes bill that bans single-use Styrofoam and trays in schools and restaurants|date=21 April 2022 }}</ref> In Illinois, the state House passed HB2376 on March 21, 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/billstatus.asp?DocNum=2376&GAID=17&GA=103&DocTypeID=HB&LegID=147453&SessionID=112|title=HB2376}}</ref> 

The territory of the Northern Mariana Islands passed HB21-89 in its House of Representatives in 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.postguam.com/news/cnmi/house-oks-bill-to-ban-foam-food-containers/article_a4ee15c2-402b-11eb-9148-bf5fc187cb14.html3|title=House OKs bill to ban foam food containers}}</ref>

In September 2021, Florida introduced a proposed phaseout of polystyrene foam food packaging.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Commissioner Nikki Fried Announces Rulemaking to Phase Out Polystyrene in Florida Stores, Markets / 2021 Press Releases / Press Releases / News & Events / Home – Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services|url=https://www.fdacs.gov/News-Events/Press-Releases/2021-Press-Releases/Commissioner-Nikki-Fried-Announces-Rulemaking-to-Phase-Out-Polystyrene-in-Florida-Stores-Markets|access-date=2022-01-03|website=www.fdacs.gov}}</ref> Commissioner of Agriculture Nikki Fried, whose Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services oversees food safety in Florida, proposed a rule to phase out polystyrene in 40,000 grocery stores, food markets, convenience stores, and gas stations that the agency regulates in Florida. The Florida Legislature will consider the proposed rule in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Powers|first=Scott|date=2021-12-10|title=Nikki Fried sending polystyrene rules to Legislature|url=https://floridapolitics.com/archives/479113-nikki-fried-sending-polystyrene-rules-to-legislature/|access-date=2022-01-03|website=Florida Politics – Campaigns & Elections. Lobbying & Government.|language=en-US}}</ref>

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! class="sortable" scope=col| State / Territory
! class="sortable" scope=col| Year Enacted
! class="sortable" scope=col| Year Implemented
! class="unsortable" scope=col| Details
! class="unsortable" scope=col| References
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| {{flag|Colorado}}
| 2021
| 2024
| Covers ready-to-eat food containers (including hinged containers, plates, bowls, cups, trays) from retail food establishments.
| CRS 25-17-506<ref>{{cite web|url=https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb21-1162|title=hb21-1162}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=July 6, 2021 |title=HOUSE BILL 21-1162 CONCERNING THE MANAGEMENT OF PLASTIC PRODUCTS |url=https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/2021a_1162_signed.pdf }}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite web |year=2021 |title=C.R.S. 25-17-506. Prohibition on use of expanded polystyrene food containers. |url=https://advance.lexis.com/document?crid=9482c560-5594-4bc9-a5ca-9f7f3c2bbde4&pddocfullpath=%2Fshared%2Fdocument%2Fstatutes-legislation%2Furn%3AcontentItem%3A63JF-YW73-GXJ9-34W3-00008-00&pdsourcegroupingtype=&pdcontentcomponentid=234176&pdmfid=1000516&pdisurlapi=true }}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Delaware}}
| 2023
| 2025
| Covers food service packaging (including hinged or lidded containers, plates, cups, bowls, trays) from food establishments including restaurants, grocery stores, and ice manufacturers. Excludes containers, including coolers and ice chests, when used for raw meat, seafood, eggs, fruits, or vegetables. 
| 16 Del. C. § 3001Q<ref>{{cite web|url=https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail/130016|title=Senate Bill 51}}</ref>
|-
| {{nowrap|{{flag|District of Columbia}}}}
| 2014
| 2016
| Covers food service products (including containers, plates, hot/cold cups) from food service businesses, including restaurants, cafes, grocery stores, food trucks, and cafeterias. Includes meat/vegetable trays, egg cartons, and other polystyrene items used to sell or provide food. Ban expanded in 2021 to include sale of packing peanuts and foam coolers.
| D.C. Reg. § 21-2301<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lims.dccouncil.gov/Legislation/B20-0573|title=D.C. ACT 20-385}}</ref> & D.C.ACT23-223<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lims.dccouncil.gov/Legislation/B23-0191|title=D.C.ACT23-223}}</ref> 
|-
| {{flag|Maine}}
| 2019
| 2021
| Includes food containers from retail food and eating establishments, factories, farmers' markets, and retirement/nursing homes. Covers items packed outside Maine, but shipped to the state. Polystyrene raw meat/seafood trays and egg cartons banned starting 2025. Foam coolers for seafood exempt.
| 38 M.R.S.A. § 15-A<ref>{{cite web|url=https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/38/title38ch15-A.pdf|title=38 MRSA Chapter 15-A}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Maryland}}
| 2019
| 2020
| No person may sell, and no business/school may sell or serve polystyrene food containers (containers, plates, hot/cold cups, trays). Includes egg cartons (except if shipped empty into Maryland to pack eggs, or if eggs are packed in the state for Maryland consumers). Excludes containers for raw meat/seafood, nonfoam polystyrene, or food prepackaged in polystyrene foam. 
| Md. Code Ann., Env. § 9-2201 to 9–2207<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mde.maryland.gov/programs/Land/RecyclingandOperationsprogram/Pages/Expanded-Polystyrene-Food-Service-Products-Ban.aspx|title=Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) Food Service Products Ban}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|New Jersey}}
| 2020
| 2022
|  Includes food containers and serviceware (containers, plates, hot/cold cups, trays, cutlery). Includes foam egg cartons. Containers for raw meat/seafood, cups 2oz or less, long-handled polystyrene spoons, and food prepackaged in polystyrene foam banned starting 2024.
| Title 13:1E-99.126 et al.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nj.gov/dep/plastic-ban-law/docs/plastic-bag-law-c117.pdf|title=CHAPTER 117}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|New York}}
| 2020
| 2022
|  Includes food containers and serviceware (clamshell, bowl, carton, lid, plate, trays) from any food service provider, retail food store, deli, grocer, hospital, adult care/nursing home, or school. Includes packing peanuts/loose fill, sold by any manufacturer or store. Excludes containers for raw meat/seafood, food prepackaged in polystyrene foam, and rigid polystyrene.
| N.Y. Consol. Laws § 30-43-B, Art. 27, Tit. 30 (2020)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/ENV/A27T30|title=TITLE 30 Expanded Polystyrene Foam Container and Polystyrene Loose Fill Packaging Ban}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Oregon}}
| 2023
| 2025
|  Prohibits the sale, offer for sale, distribution, or use of single-use polystyrene coolers, packing peanuts, or containers for serving prepared food. Excludes use for raw egg, meat, fish, or produce. Provisions would take effect starting January 1, 2025.
| ORS § 36A.459<ref>{{cite web|url=https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB543|title=Enrolled Senate Bill 543}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Rhode Island}}
| 2023
| 2025
|  Prohibits the use of disposable polystyrene serviceware for prepared food, such as containers, cups, lids, or stirrers. Excludes coolers or ice chests. Provisions take effect starting January 1, 2025.
| R.I. Gen. Laws § 21–27.3-2<ref>{{cite web|url=http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText23/SenateText23/S0014B.pdf|title=2023 – S 0014 SUBSTITUTE B}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wpri.com/news/politics/foam-containers-plastic-stirrers-banned-at-ri-restaurants/#:~:text=PROVIDENCE%2C%20R.I.%20(WPRI)%20%E2%80%94,takeout%20containers%20and%20plastic%20stirrers|title=Foam containers, plastic stirrers banned at RI restaurants|date=26 June 2023 }}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Vermont}}
| 2019
| 2021
|  Includes food containers (plates, trays, hot/cold cups), and foam egg cartons. Excludes containers for raw meat/seafood, food prepackaged in polystyrene foam, and food packaged outside Vermont.
| 10 V.S.A. § 6696<ref>{{cite web|url=https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/chapter/10/159|title=Title 10: Conservation and Development Chapter 159: Waste Management Subchapter 1: General Provisions}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Virginia}}
| 2021
| 2028
| Includes any food containers for retail food establishments. Implementation by small businesses takes effect 2030. 
| Va. Code Ann. § 10.1–1424.3<ref>{{cite web|url=https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title10.1/chapter14/section10.1-1424.3/|title=§ 10.1–1424.3. Expanded polystyrene food service containers prohibited; civil penalty}}</ref> & 2022 HB30, Item 377#1c <ref>{{cite web|url=https://budget.lis.virginia.gov/amendment/2022/2/HB30/Introduced/CR/377/1c/|title=Budget Amendments – HB30 (Conference Report)}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Washington}}
| 2021
| 2023
|  Sale of packing peanuts/void fill banned starting June 2023. Beginning June 2024, includes any food containers (plates, bowls, trays, clamshell containers, hot/cold cups) and portable foam coolers. Excludes containers for raw meat/seafood, eggs, and produce. Excludes coolers for drugs or federally-defined medical/biological materials, or for shipping perishables from a wholesale retail establishment.
| RCW 70A.245.070<ref>{{Cite web |title=RCW 70A.245.070 Expanded polystyrene prohibitions—Penalty. |url=https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=70A.245&full=true#70A.245.070}}</ref>
|-
|}

==See also==
*Plastic bag ban
*[[Chemistry:Polystyrene|Polystyrene]]
*[[Chemistry:Styrofoam|Styrofoam]]

==Notes==
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==References==
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[[Category:Foams]]

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