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 ...

In collaboration with the Falmouth Solid Waste Advisory Committee, the Falmouth Department of Public Works will hold an expanded polystyrene (EPS, commonly known as Styrofoam) recycling collection ...

The City of Richmond is weighing new sustainability measures this Earth Month, aiming to reduce waste and protect the environment.

Nanoplastics behave differently in sand and volcanic soils. Their movement and clumping change with pH levels.

Nanoplastics are an increasing threat to the ecosystem; however, their mobility in the soil is still underexplored. Against this backdrop, researchers investigated the adsorption and aggregation ...

JB Poindexter and Co., the parent company of work truck industry giants Morgan Truck Body, Morgan Olson, and Reading Truck, has grown substantially since its inception.