Polystyrene—most familiarly produced as foams, including Styrofoam—has given the world cheap, lightweight insulation and containers for taking food to go. But the material biodegrades so slowly that ...

Gov. John Carney has signed into law a ban on the use of polystyrene containers in restaurants, making Delaware the 11th state to phase out plastic foam food containers. Here is a recap of the law, ...

A ban on sales of styrofoam products used in food service was supposed to have taken effect Jan. 1, but California hasn’t taken steps to enforce it. CalRecycle, the state agency tasked with ...

Expanded polystyrene (EPS), also known as polystyrene foam, is a versatile and lightweight plastic. One key market for EPS is in packaging, where it’s used widely for take-out foodservice and to ...

APPLETON – In an era of online shopping and meal delivery programs, families might find themselves beset by an influx of polystyrene foam. From frozen food delivery containers to protective padding in ...

SEATTLE — A ban on expanded polystyrene (EPS) foam, better known as Styrofoam, containers goes into effect in Washington state on June 1 and businesses will need to make the switch or potentially face ...

California, the most populous U.S. state and fifth-largest world economy, will effectively ban the use of most expanded plastic foam food containers on January 1, a move conservationists called a ...

Every year the world produces 14 million tons of—non-biodegradable—polystyrene foam. The general-purpose plastic is hard, brittle, and cheap. And it forms everything from packing peanuts to disposable ...

TERNEUZEN, the Netherlands--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A new recycling plant in the Netherlands will recycle expanded polystyrene (EPS) demolition waste and also handle a legacy additive. The PolyStyreneLoop ...

Polystyrene, the polymer commonly used to make foam packaging, insulation, and food containers, is notoriously difficult to recycle. Instead of turning the material into new polystyrene products, ...