A new report by Oceana warns plastic foam has become an “ever-present part of modern life” and must be phased out at a local, ...

CalRecycle says polystyrene foam food ware producers no longer will be able to sell, distribute or import those products in ...

Plastic foam is made with hazardous chemicals, like its main building block styrene, which is toxic to the human nervous system. Styrene is linked to cancer and considered a probable human carcinogen ...

Print them and post them by your recycling bins for quick reference.But understanding why certain things can be recycled, and ...

Youpa Stein writes, The presence of unbound styrene in the containers, the ability of this styrene to contaminate food, and ...

The California Public Interest Research Group (CALPIRG) reacted positively to the CalRecycle announcement, saying that styrofoam products are hardly recycled, often left behind at ...

California’s ban on Styrofoam will now be enforced after the plastic industry failed to show a 25% recycling rate of the ...

Jeffrey McNaught, owner of Edgewater Surf, hopes to reduce the amount of expanded polystyrene foam that ends up in landfills ...

Hawaii Off Grid is using foam scraps to make insulated blocks for housing—a solution that's actually stronger and more energy ...

A set of two bills championed by State Senate Democrats would ban plastic bags and remove polystyrene foam from food ...

River Oaks Elementary students are joining a growing push to limit single-use plastics in Houston by asking Supt. Miles to ...

Yakawich (R), is a bill to enact a statewide ban to eliminate expanded polystyrene foam in food related businesses (with the exception of meat, fish and egg trays). This material is also known as ...