{"id":2651,"date":"2026-05-27T10:20:23","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T10:20:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wonhimealbox.com\/?page_id=2651"},"modified":"2026-05-27T10:22:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T10:22:19","slug":"foam-ban-compliance-checker","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wonhimealbox.com\/de\/hinged-lid-containers\/mfpp-containers\/foam-ban-compliance-checker\/","title":{"rendered":"Konformit\u00e4tspr\u00fcfung des Schaumverbots"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns alignfull stk-block-columns stk-block stk-04bf005\" data-block-id=\"04bf005\"><style>.stk-04bf005 {margin-bottom:0px !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-04bf005-column alignfull\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-327a310\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"327a310\"><style>.stk-327a310-container{margin-top:var(--stk--preset--spacing--50, 1.5rem) !important;margin-right:var(--stk--preset--spacing--50, 1.5rem) !important;margin-bottom:var(--stk--preset--spacing--50, 1.5rem) !important;margin-left:var(--stk--preset--spacing--50, 1.5rem) !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-327a310-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"has-text-align-center stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-327a310-inner-blocks\"><div class=\"ct-breadcrumbs\" data-source=\"rankmath\" ><nav aria-label=\"breadcrumbs\" class=\"rank-math-breadcrumb\"><p><span class=\"last\">Home<\/span><\/p><\/nav><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns alignfull stk-block-columns stk-block stk-0ed4da6\" data-block-id=\"0ed4da6\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-0ed4da6-column alignfull\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-94ab615\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"94ab615\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-94ab615-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-94ab615-inner-blocks\">\n<section id=\"fbc-checker-v1\">\n<style>\n#fbc-checker-v1 { --c0:#181818; 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Regulations change \u2014 confirm current rules with your state agency.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<script>\nfunction fbcCheck() {\n  var s = document.getElementById('fbc-state').value;\n  var box = document.getElementById('fbc-result');\n  var st = document.getElementById('fbc-status');\n  var dt = document.getElementById('fbc-detail');\n  if (s === '') { box.className = 'fbc-result'; return; }\n  var banned = ['ca','co','ny','or','va','wa'];\n  var dates = {\n    ca:'California enforces a statewide ban on single-use EPS foam foodservice containers.',\n    co:'Colorado banned polystyrene foam food containers effective January 1, 2024.',\n    ny:'New York bans EPS foam foodservice containers, with the rule expanded in 2024 to cover certain cold-storage foam.',\n    or:'Oregon banned polystyrene foam foodservice ware effective January 1, 2025.',\n    va:'Virginia is phasing in its EPS ban \u2014 food vendors with 20 or more locations stopped using EPS by July 1, 2025.',\n    wa:'Washington expanded its polystyrene ban across foodservice products starting June 2024.'\n  };\n  if (banned.indexOf(s) !== -1) {\n    st.textContent = 'Foam is BANNED in your state.';\n    st.style.color = '#D81818';\n    dt.innerHTML = dates[s] + ' EPS foam is no longer a legal option for foodservice containers here. 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