CHICAGO — After more than a decade of negotiations and failed efforts to reduce the use of plastics, Illinois lawmakers are considering legislation that would prohibit large retailers from ...

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 ...

as well as renewed enforcement of bans on releasing balloons and on certain food retailers using plastic-foam containers, Richmond's 8News reports. The most notable of those proposals is the new tax, ...

They are made of various chemicals: from polystyrene (think plastic foam cups) and polyethylene (found in cosmetics) to polyethylene terephthalate (PET), used in synthetic textiles, for example.

Fenton, Mich.-based engineering manufacturer and medical supplier Creative Foam Corp. has acquired AccuMed Holdings Corp. from Lear Corp. "We remain focused on the continued growth of our medical ...