As bans on single-use plastic bags and straws gain momentum across the globe, attention is now focused on another mighty environmental opponent: styrofoam. Styrofoam poses serious health concerns for ...
Polystyrene — the plastic America loves to hate — wants a second chance. Used in foam cups, packaging peanuts and the molded ...
You've seen styrofoam used for takeout containers and disposable coffee cups. And if you've ever received a package marked "fragile," it most likely contained styrofoam as protective padding. While ...
HILLIARD, Ohio — Planning to make some big purchases this Black Friday? Large items come packed in a lot of material, especially a type that is bulky and can be tough to recycle. For Styrofoam, ...
The styrofoam commonly used to hold our leftovers can take up to 500 years to break down before turning into toxic microplastics that can harm marine life. PhotoAlto/James Hardy/PhotoAlto Agency RF ...
Foam Cycle, Augusta, New Jersey, a manufacturer of packaging recycling systems, was recently issued a utility patent by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for “method and system of recycling ...
If we can recycle Styrofoam cups, does that make these disposable products less of an environmental problem? Spotting a '6' in a triangle on the bottom of these cups, some might assume that Styrofoam ...