Last month, we showed you a company in Santa Cruz that is revolutionizing the packaging industry with its eco-friendly version of polystyrene foam, commonly known as Styrofoam. Now their products are ...

If your aim is merely to make something sharp enough that it can cut, you can make a knife out of a whole lot of things. Virtually any sort of metal, to begin with, so long as you have the heat to ...

The Rotary Club of Austin-Southwest organizes a monthly Styrofoam cleaning event aimed at reducing waste and reusing the material. Hosted the first Saturday of every month, the club collects, cleans ...

The Centerville-Washington Park District is asking residents to save any Styrofoam from Christmas presents from the landfill ...

Investigators in Pennsylvania identified a suspect in an unsolved slaying through DNA obtained from a discarded cigarette butt and a bitten-off piece of a styrofoam cup, authorities said Monday.

You should only microwave food in styrofoam containers that have a microwave-safe label. This is to prevent the compound styrene, which has been linked to cancer, from leaching into your food.

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - A big change is coming to Virginia’s food industry. Styrofoam containers will be banned starting next week. Beginning July 1, Styrofoam plates, cups, bowls, trays and containers ...

Despite being banned by some states and cities because of the potential for harming the environment, Styrofoam manufacturing increased slightly in the United States in 2022. According to ...

Containers made from Styrofoam or expanded polystyrene (EPS) foam are not safe to use in a microwave, unless they have a microwave-safe label. They may leach chemicals into food, which could increase ...