Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. California, the most populous U.S. state and fifth-largest world economy, will effectively ban the use of most expanded ...

A ban on sales of styrofoam products used in food service was supposed to have taken effect Jan. 1, but California hasn’t taken steps to enforce it. CalRecycle, the state agency tasked with ...

The capability of mealworms to digest and break down plastics has been challenged in a study led by researchers from The University of Western Australia. The study, led by Ph.D. student Zahra Tahroudi ...

Expanded polystyrene resin maker Styropek USA is tentatively planning to end production at its facility in Monaca, Pa., by the end of 2024, ceasing production of its CUP and Arcel product lines, which ...

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Polystyrene-Plastic Material and Resins Market (2024 Edition): Analysis by End-User Industry (Packaging Industry, Construction, Consumer, Electronics, and Other End-User ...

The Polystyrene Recycling Alliance (PSRA), a self-funded initiative of the Plastics Industry Association, has announced a strategic partnership with R3vira, a Mexico City-based organization focused on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Polystyrene foam is still being sold in the state of California despite a ban that went into effect on Jan. 1, 2025. (Susanne Rust ...