Engineers have modeled a new way to recycle polystyrene that could become the first viable way of making the material reusable. Engineers have modelled a new way to recycle polystyrene that could ...

BBC’s Anna Holligan chronicles how a university lab is using dead trees and fungus to make an Earth-friendly insulation.

Ottawa, Aug. 26, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The global recycled polystyrene market size is valued at USD 5.16 billion in 2025 and is anticipated to reach around USD 7.49 billion by 2034, growing at a ...

Used plastic plates, cups, forks, spoons, napkins, and bottles strewn about a grassy area Although polystyrene consumer products are incredibly common, the economics of recycling means most of this ...

Many disposable objects are made of black plastic, which has so far proven to be very hard to recycle. US scientists have devised a new method of recycling black polystyrene, however, simply using ...

Polystyrene, the main material in plastic tableware and insulating materials, is a widely used polymer but is currently difficult to recycle. Reporting in the journal Angewandte Chemie, a team of US ...

FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. — Styrofoam is on its way out of Florida stores. That’s according to the state’s agricultural commissioner Nikki Fried. Friday, she announced the rule to ditch polystyrene in the ...

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Despite fierce opposition from the chemical industry, formaldehyde and styrene have been added to a government warning list of known and potentially carcinogenic compounds. Released on June 10—four ...