Engineers have modeled a new way to recycle polystyrene that could become the first viable way of making the material reusable. The chemical method identified to tackle hard-to-recycle packaging ...

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 ...

The Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS), Washington, has formed the Polystyrene Recycling Alliance (PSRA), a collaborative effort designed to unite the polystyrene (PS) and expandable polystyrene ...

The styrofoam commonly used to hold our leftovers can take up to 500 years to break down before turning into toxic microplastics that can harm marine life. PhotoAlto/James Hardy/PhotoAlto Agency RF ...

The idea of upcycling plastic waste into even more valuable products is a meritorious one, but some forms of the material lend themselves to this process better than others. Polystyrene lays at the ...

Nashville will soon open the city’s first foam recycling drop-off location on Earth Day in East Nashville. An opening ...

The Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) announced the formation of the Polystyrene Recycling Alliance (PSRA), marking a step toward improving polystyrene recycling across the United States.

Mayor Freddie O'Connell and other Metro leaders celebrated Earth Day with a ribbon-cutting for the first foam recycling ...

The Polystyrene Recycling Alliance (PSRA) announced a new collaboration with Foam Cycle and the Nashville Department of Waste Services (NWS), to ...

Foam Cycle’s patented foam collection and densification system has been donated and installed at the Nashville Department of ...

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 ...