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 ...

Why it matters: Over 25 million tons of single-use polystyrene packaging is manufactured annually on a global basis. However, only a tiny fraction gets recycled, with the vast majority ending up ...

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 ...

Polystyrene can take hundreds of years to break down. Palmerston North has a new drop-off point for all clean household polystyrene. The Ferguson Street Recycling Centre is now accepting household ...

Engineers have modeled a new way to recycle polystyrene that could become the first viable way of making the material reusable. Engineers have modelled a new way to recycle polystyrene that could ...

By giving polystyrene a second life as a tube of lip balm, they hope to both reduce plastic waste and supply crucial materials for other products. “We realized how plastic wastes are making a ...

LETTER | Every day, countless servings of Malaysia’s street food and restaurants are served in polystyrene containers, which contributes to the nation’s long-standing issue of waste disposal.

Australia’s iconic Bondi Beach has been littered with millions of pieces of polystyrene, after a polluting incident in waters 17km away. As sunbathers and swimmers enjoyed the summer sun ...

Polystyrene is one of the most common materials used for take-away food packaging. Its convenient, cheap to use and also helps to keep food warm. However, we tend to throw it away without a second ...

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 ...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency has long cautioned the hazards of polystyrene manufacturing processes and the effects on humans, wildlife and the environment. Senate Bill 51 aims ...

In a major victory against plastic pollution, city council members in Los Angeles and San Diego voted on Tuesday to ban the distribution of expanded polystyrene, the foamy plastic that’s used in ...