While single-stream recycling is convenient, it has downsides. Contamination, such as food residue, plastic bags and items that can’t be recycled, can degrade the quality of the remaining material, ...

State-level packaging laws are evolving rapidly, often in response to environmental concerns or shifting consumer expectations. These state laws ...

Nankai University researchers have found that plant leaves can directly absorb microplastics (MPs) from the atmosphere, ...

Legislation would provide a five-year phaseout of styrofoam containers used to serve or package ready-to-eat food ...

More than 50 years ago, Michael McAlister left his successful role as a national sales manager for polystyrene and established Lone Star Chemical as a distribution partner for his former company's ...

Resin prices moved in opposite directions in March, with polypropylene dropping four cents per pound and polystyrene rising two cents, said senior reporter Frank Esposito. He noted that industry ...

California is beginning to enforce its ban on foodware made from expanded polystyrene, commonly known as plastic foam or ...

Connecticut's Environment Committee passed a bill that will ban single-use plastic utensils, straws, stirrers, and ...

Discover an amazing, fast method to repair various items using expanded polystyrene foam and glue. Watch as polystyrene foam reacts to glue, bonding instantly with plastic surfaces for incredible ...

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

The California Public Interest Research Group (CALPIRG) reacted positively to the CalRecycle announcement, saying that ...

Using special tools to study fish cells, scientists discovered that the nanoplastics interfered with important genes the fish ...