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SS1FORSB130 • 2025

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 7 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO EXPANDED POLYSTYRENE FOAM PRODUCTS.

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 7 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO EXPANDED POLYSTYRENE FOAM PRODUCTS.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Last action
2025-06-26
Official status
Reported Out of Committee (Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce) in House with 8 On Its Merits
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 7 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO EXPANDED POLYSTYRENE FOAM PRODUCTS.

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 7 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO EXPANDED POLYSTYRENE FOAM PRODUCTS.

What This Bill Does

  • AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 7 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO EXPANDED POLYSTYRENE FOAM PRODUCTS.
  • This Act prohibits retail stores and wholesalers from selling, distributing, or offering for sale in this State expanded polystyrene foam food service packaging products, most expanded polystyrene foam coolers, and expanded polystyrene foam loose fill packaging, such as packing peanuts.
  • These types of expanded polystyrene foam products are difficult to recycle and are not accepted in Delaware’s curbside recycling program.
  • Such products typically end up in landfills, where they take hundreds of years to break down.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2025-06-26 Delaware General Assembly

    Assigned to Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce Committee in House

  2. 2025-06-26 Delaware General Assembly

    Reported Out of Committee (Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce) in House with 8 On Its Merits

  3. 2025-06-25 Delaware General Assembly

    Passed By Senate. Votes: 17 YES 4 NO

  4. 2025-06-17 Delaware General Assembly

    was introduced and adopted in lieu of SB 130

Official Summary Text

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 7 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO EXPANDED POLYSTYRENE FOAM PRODUCTS.
This Act prohibits retail stores and wholesalers from selling, distributing, or offering for sale in this State expanded polystyrene foam food service packaging products, most expanded polystyrene foam coolers, and expanded polystyrene foam loose fill packaging, such as packing peanuts. These types of expanded polystyrene foam products are difficult to recycle and are not accepted in Delaware’s curbside recycling program. Such products typically end up in landfills, where they take hundreds of years to break down. By prohibiting the sale of expanded polystyrene food service packaging products, expanded polystyrene foam coolers, and expanded polystyrene foam loose fill packaging, this Act helps protect the environment from harmful waste. The Act does allow for certain uses of expanded polystyrene packaging (e.g., trays for raw or butchered meat) when necessary for health and safety reasons.

This Act also allows for a temporary waiver of its prohibition on expanded polystyrene foam f