When cutlery, insulation, packaging and other items made of polystyrene plastic break down, they can form nanoplastics up to ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Styrofoam is tough to recycle, but researchers have trained bacteria to turn it into nylon ingredients. (CREDIT: Shutterstock) ...

Researchers in China have developed a method to convert polystyrene plastic waste into valuable chemicals using solar energy and sulfur, tackling both pollution and resource recovery in a single ...

As part of the Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi’s (EAD) Single-Use Plastic Policy, launched in 2020, a ban on certain Styrofoam products will come into effect on June 1, 2024. The ban aims to reduce ...

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

Each year, more than 20 million tons of polystyrene, or Styrofoam, accumulate on earth. It’s on your take-out container, food packaging, and shipping packing that cushions your latest online purchase.