A muskrat keeps burrowing into old dock floats made of polystyrene. Residents say it's been problem for over a year.

Traditional hard-sided coolers are bulky compared to coolers made from polystyrene foam. They are lightweight, inexpensive, ...

After three years of doling out more than $400,000, the Foam Recycling Coalition (FRC), Falls Church, Virginia, advances its foam recycling grant program with a revamped website dedicated to foam ...

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 ...

Genpak will shut its Utah plant in May 2026 due to foam bans affecting 200 workers and urging sustainable packaging solutions ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Polystyrene foam is still being sold in the state of California despite a ban that went into effect on Jan. 1, 2025. (Susanne Rust ...

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 to ...

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 ...

Expanded polystyrene (EPS) foam is a problematic material, in that it's cheap and lightweight but also non-biodegradable and difficult to recycle. German scientists have developed a possible ...

Foodservice packaging manufacturer cites legislative polystyrene bans as large influence for closureCHARLOTTE, N.C., ...

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 ...