A team of chemical engineers based at the University of Bath in the United Kingdom and Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Massachusetts are developing a technique for recycling polystyrene (PS) that ...

Engineers have modelled a new way to recycle polystyrene that could become the first viable way of making the material reusable. The team of chemical engineers, based at the University of Bath in the ...

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 ...

Jan. 9—HIGH POINT — High Point residents now have an option aimed at helping to keep Styrofoam out of the waste stream. A drop-off site is available at a trailer at the city's Ingleside Compost ...

Polyurethane foam, a ubiquitous synthetic polymer, plays a vital role in modern industry yet presents significant environmental challenges due to its durability and cross-linked structure. Recent ...

The Foam Recycling Coalition (FRC), Falls Church, Virginia, has opened its grant submission process to support increased recycling of packaging made from foam polystyrene. The FRC, part of the ...

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 ...

When Kristina Jakupovic went through recycling bins in a Mount Prospect neighborhood last year, the public works administrative superintendent found one of the most common contaminants inside the ...

Worthington announces a post-holiday Styrofoam recycling event on January 11, 2026, to reduce polystyrene waste.