Although polystyrene consumer products are incredibly common, the economics of recycling means most of this type of plastic ...

San Francisco county supervisors recently adopted the nation’s strictest ban on polystyrene foam, prohibiting its use in takeout containers and shipping materials and barring the sale of foam ...

The ban goes into effect Jan. 1. Beginning then, no food service provider, manufacturer or store covered by the ban will be ...

The recommendation to ban polystyrene containers is, alas, the result of more political froth than physical foam — because these single-use containers are not the threat that some want us to ...

BELGRADE, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Serbian scientists have been experimenting with mealworms as a way to break down polystyrene.

Now that a statewide ban on single-use plastic bags is in place, polystyrene is the next front in the battle against ubiquitous and harmful plastic waste. Culver City entered the fight this week ...

San Francisco Just Passed the Nation’s Toughest Ban on Styrofoam Come 2017, selling any polystyrene product will be prohibited.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed several bills last month aimed at reducing plastic and polystyrene use. Two other bills environmental advocates say are important steps to improving reusable systems and ...