Expanded polystyrene (EPS), also known as polystyrene foam, is a versatile and lightweight plastic. One key market for EPS is in packaging, where it’s used widely for take-out foodservice and to ...

The idea of upcycling plastic waste into even more valuable products is a meritorious one, but some forms of the material lend themselves to this process better than others. Polystyrene lays at the ...

The Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) announced the formation of the Polystyrene Recycling Alliance (PSRA), marking a step toward improving polystyrene recycling across the United States.

Foam Cycle, Augusta, New Jersey, a manufacturer of packaging recycling systems, was recently issued a utility patent by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for “method and system of recycling ...

Expanded polystyrene (EPS) is a lightweight, versatile material used in packaging, insulation, industrial and consumer goods. Despite its recyclability, misconceptions often categorize EPS alongside ...

The project proves the feasibility of post-consumer waste becoming a valuable feedstock, thus creating a circular economy for polystyrene. The project also included a commercial and an ecological ...

A city-wide Styrofoam recycling event is coming to Naperville next month. On Aug. 10, anyone wanting to get rid of the styrene plastic products often used for packaging, insulation and crafts can drop ...

Polystyrene, the polymer commonly used to make foam packaging, insulation, and food containers, is notoriously difficult to recycle. Instead of turning the material into new polystyrene products, ...

HUBER HEIGHTS — The City of Huber Heights will be collaborating with the Montgomery County Environmental Services and Eco Development to organize a regional Styrofoam recycling event later this month.

In March, the Agilyx chemical recycling facility in Tigard, the Portland-area’s only public drop-off for Styrofoam recycling, abruptly closed. But the following month, Green Century Recycling in ...