Many people pop their food into the microwave on Styrofoam plates without realizing how contaminated their meal can become.

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Otis Vigil has no idea how many Styrofoam cups or disposable plates he's used at home, and during the holidays he and his family of six use quite a lot of plastic and paper.

Serve Your Thanksgiving Turkey On These Disposable Plates Without A Side Of Guilt. ByKate Harrison. ... There are also negative health impacts associated with using plastic and Styrofoam plates, ...

But, more than 20 years after Portland banned restaurants from using polystyrene containers to serve food, 40 other schools continue to serve breakfast and lunch on plastic foam plates and trays ...

Disposable food service containers made of expanded polystyrene foam banned under the law include bowls, cartons, hinged “clamshell” containers, cups, lids, plates, trays, or any other product ...

More than 256 million pieces of disposable foam cups, plates, bowls, platters, and trays are used every year in Maine, the NRCM says. Some 15 towns in the state have already banned foam food ...

It’s not just plastic and paper bags that will be going away May 4 once New Jersey’s single-use plastic bag ban goes into effect statewide. Styrofoam products — including cups, plates, and ...