A new Maine law means raw meat, poultry, seafood and eggs can continue to be sold in polystyrene foam containers until July 1, 2027. According to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection, the ...

Disposable coffee cups to be BANNED in one Australian state as it launches a war on single-use plastics. Queensland set to ban disposable coffee cups and lids from being sold in cafes ...

Polystyrene, the foam within disposable takeout containers, and EPS are all the same material. Styrofoam, it turns out, is entirely different.

Disposable coffee cups BANNED in WA under new rules. GOING, ... Expanded polystyrene packaging and microbeads used in hygiene products such as toothpaste will also be phased out.

People often use the term "Styrofoam" to refer to polystyrene foam, which manufacturers use to make some disposable food containers. Learn more here.

Approximately 4 billion disposable cups were used in 2020, statistics from EPA Recycling Fund Management Board showed. Although the EPA in 2011 required businesses to give consumers a NT$1 to NT$3 ...

For the study, Dr. Yang's team tested disposable polystyrene cups. They filled the cups with 50 mL of distilled, boiling water and let it cool for 30 minutes.

With the statewide disposable bag fee set to take effect at the start of 2023 and the other measures being phased in the following year, Boulder climate staff are beginning to plan for the effects … ...

URBANA, Ill. (WAND) — New research at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign shows that a material found in Solo cups and other disposable plastics could actually fuel jet planes.

The usage of disposable paper cups for hot beverages has grown commonplace, but experts warn that drinking hot tea or coffee from these cups may result in the consumption of dangerous microplastic ...