{"id":2872,"date":"2026-06-02T08:52:06","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T08:52:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wonhimealbox.com\/?page_id=2872"},"modified":"2026-06-02T08:56:49","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T08:56:49","slug":"foam-ban-compliance-checker","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wonhimealbox.com\/de\/hinged-lid-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-00180dc\" data-block-id=\"00180dc\"><style>.stk-00180dc {margin-bottom:0px !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-00180dc-column alignfull\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-a3703ab\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"a3703ab\"><style>.stk-a3703ab-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-a3703ab-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"has-text-align-center stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-a3703ab-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-401819d\" data-block-id=\"401819d\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-401819d-column alignfull\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-e31ea46\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"e31ea46\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-e31ea46-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-e31ea46-inner-blocks\">\n<section id=\"whfb-tool\">\n<style>\n@import url('https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?family=IBM+Plex+Mono:wght@400;500;600&display=swap');\n#whfb-tool{--c0:#181818;--c2:#D81818;--c3:#f5f5f5;--c4:#e0e0e0;--c6:#5a5a5a;--green:#16753f;--fM:'IBM Plex Mono',monospace;max-width:900px;margin:0 auto;padding:24px;color:#222;}\n#whfb-tool h1,#whfb-tool h1,#whfb-tool h3,#whfb-tool h4{font-family:inherit !important;font-weight:700 !important;line-height:1.2 !important;margin:0 0 8px !important;padding:0 !important;color:#181818;}\n#whfb-tool h1{margin-bottom:6px !important;}\n#whfb-tool .whfb-cta{transition:opacity .18s;}\n@media(max-width:690px){#whfb-tool{padding:18px;}#whfb-tool .whfb-select{max-width:100%;}}\n#whfb-tool .whfb-sub{color:var(--c6);font-size:14px;margin:0 0 20px;}\n#whfb-tool label{display:block;font-size:13px;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 5px;color:#181818;}\n#whfb-tool .whfb-select{width:100%;max-width:360px;height:44px !important;appearance:none !important;-webkit-appearance:none !important;border:1px solid var(--c4);background:#fff;padding:0 12px;font-size:14px;border-radius:0;font-family:var(--fM);}\n#whfb-tool .whfb-select option{color:#000018 !important;background:#FFFFFF !important;}\n#whfb-tool .whfb-result{margin-top:22px;background:var(--c3);border-left:3px solid var(--c2);padding:22px;}\n#whfb-tool .whfb-status{font-family:var(--fM);font-size:22px;font-weight:600;margin-bottom:8px;}\n#whfb-tool .whfb-banned{color:var(--c2);}\n#whfb-tool .whfb-ok{color:var(--green);}\n#whfb-tool .whfb-detail{font-size:14px;color:#333;margin-bottom:6px;}\n#whfb-tool .whfb-alt{font-size:13px;color:var(--c6);font-family:var(--fM);}\n#whfb-tool .whfb-cta{display:inline-block;margin-top:16px;padding:12px 22px;background:var(--c2);color:#fff !important;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;font-size:14px;}\n#whfb-tool .whfb-note{font-size:11px;color:var(--c6);margin-top:14px;}\n<\/style>\n\n  <h1>US Foam Foodservice Ban Compliance Checker<\/h1>\n  <p class=\"whfb-sub\">Select a state to see whether expanded polystyrene (EPS) foam foodservice containers are banned, when the ban took effect, and the compliant rigid alternative. Dates from state government sources.<\/p>\n  <label>Your state<\/label>\n  <select class=\"whfb-select\" id=\"whfbState\" onchange=\"whfbCheck()\">\n    <option value=\"\">Select a state&#8230;<\/option>\n    <option value=\"CA\">California<\/option>\n    <option value=\"CO\">Colorado<\/option>\n    <option value=\"DE\">Delaware<\/option>\n    <option value=\"ME\">Maine<\/option>\n    <option value=\"MD\">Maryland<\/option>\n    <option value=\"NJ\">New Jersey<\/option>\n    <option value=\"NY\">New York<\/option>\n    <option value=\"OR\">Oregon<\/option>\n    <option value=\"RI\">Rhode Island<\/option>\n    <option value=\"VT\">Vermont<\/option>\n    <option value=\"VA\">Virginia<\/option>\n    <option value=\"WA\">Washington<\/option>\n    <option value=\"OTHER\">Another state (no statewide ban)<\/option>\n  <\/select>\n\n  <div class=\"whfb-result\" id=\"whfbResult\" style=\"display:none\">\n    <div class=\"whfb-status\" id=\"whfbStatus\">\u2014<\/div>\n    <div class=\"whfb-detail\" id=\"whfbDetail\"><\/div>\n    <div class=\"whfb-alt\" id=\"whfbAlt\"><\/div>\n    <a href=\"#ct-popup-791\" class=\"whfb-cta\">Get a compliant MFPP sample and quote \u2192<\/a>\n    <p class=\"whfb-note\">Effective dates from state environmental-agency sources. 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