Polystyrene foam is still being sold in the state of California despite a ban that went into effect on Jan. 1, 2025. (Susanne Rust/Los Angeles Times) Styrofoam coffee cups, plates, clamshell takeout ...

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 ...

(FOX 5/KUSI) — California now has a dedicated webpage for the public to report violations of the statewide ban on foodware made from expanded polystyrene (EPS), commonly known as Styrofoam. Beginning ...

The market for alternatives to expanded polystyrene food and beverage containers got a significant boost last week when New York City finalized its ban on these materials, despite heavy lobbying by ...

Expanded polystyrene (EPS) is a lightweight, versatile material used in packaging, insulation, industrial and consumer goods. Despite its recyclability, misconceptions often categorize EPS alongside ...

It's an unfortunate fact that many "cold chain" items such as food or medicine are shipped in single-use expanded polystyrene foam (EPS) packaging, which is non-biodegradable and difficult to recycle.

In 2019, almost 7,000 tons of expanded polystyrene – commonly referred to by its acronym, EPS, or the trademarked name of one of its products, Styrofoam – went into the Franklin County Sanitary ...

British company Carbon Cell has used agricultural waste to make a carbon-negative and compostable alternative to polystyrene ...

The project proves the feasibility of post-consumer waste becoming a valuable feedstock, thus creating a circular economy for polystyrene. The project also included a commercial and an ecological ...

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 ...