Ocean trash and overflowing landfills have drawn widespread attention to the plastic waste that we put into our environment. In response, communities around the world work hard to reduce, reuse, and ...

As governments across the country consider or adopt polystyrene (PS) bans, one bill to ban PS takeout containers and cups recently failed to pass a floor vote in the Oregon House of Representatives.

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 ...

DAVENPORT, Iowa — Hundreds of thousands of expanded polystyrene foam products, more commonly known as Styrofoam, are manufactured each year in the U.S. It's used to make takeout containers, disposable ...

TIGARD, Ore. & THE WOODLANDS, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AmSty, the largest polystyrene producer in the Americas, and Agilyx, a leader in advanced recycling technology, announce the successful completion ...

ADAMS COUNTY —It’s a myth that polystyrene foam — known commonly as the trademark packing product Styrofoam — can’t be recycled. In fact, the plastic material known for taking hundreds of years to ...

OUTAGAMIE COUNTY, Wis. (WLUK) -- You know that bag you stuffed with all that Styrofoam collected during the holidays? Well, there’s now a place for you to take it. Outagamie County is able to put ...

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ohio — Jefferson and Belmont counties are home to a pioneering recycling initiative with the launch of Ohio's first foam cycle system, designed to recycle Styrofoam. The JB Green ...

HOLLAND — The city of Holland has been working with artificial intelligence software company Prairie Robotics to help identify recycling contaminants and educate residents about what can and can’t go ...

Alpine Waste and Recycling, based in Commerce City, Colorado, says it has become the first recycling company in the Denver area to begin accepting polystyrene (PS) foam. Thanks to a $45,000 grant from ...

Styrofoam is an ever-present waste material in modern society, being used to package everything from food to futons. It’s also not the easiest thing to deal with as a waste stream, either. With this ...