DENVER — Styrofoam has become part of most Americans’ daily lives, from packaging to food containers and more. It’s abundant because it’s cheap to produce, lightweight and convenient. However, the ...

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San Diego's ban on containers made of polystyrene foam goes into effect Saturday after four years of delays due to a lawsuit. The City Council adopted the Single Use Plastic Reduction Ordinance last ...

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 ...

Oxnard is moving forward with a ban on expanded polystyrene, commonly known as Styrofoam. The City Council unanimously approved an ordinance regulating the use of single-use plastics and packaging in ...

Styrofoam is a trademarked brand of polystyrene foam. It is used as packing material, insulation and similar uses. It is extruded polystyrene foam. Coffee cups, take-out containers and egg cartons ...

Gov. John Carney has signed into law a ban on the use of polystyrene containers in restaurants, making Delaware the 11th state to phase out plastic foam food containers. Here is a recap of the law, ...

As the city prepares to enforce the final phase of ordinance 19-30, banning plastic and polystyrene foam food containers from eateries and businesses, Honolulu city council members raised several ...

We already have plastics made from corn and sugar. Now, scientists have created a Styrofoam-like material using mostly milk proteins and clay. Ultra-light and largely biodegradable, the plastic might ...

Davis-Standard LLC has introduced a spiderless foam sheet die for processing polystyrene and polyethylene. The spiderless die eliminates spider weld lines and provides a uniform basis weight and ...

On a summer Friday in Santa Cruz, a trio of surfers descended the sea stairs to the beach with waxed-up longboards under their arms. Stepping through seaweed on their way to the waves, they bantered ...