Critics argue that an exemption would create a double standard, exposing prisoners to health risks while small businesses ...

As summer approaches and Illinoisans come out to our beautiful lakes, parks and downtowns, there’s one thing no one wants to see lying around: polystyrene foam. From takeout containers to coffee ...

Foam board insulation is easy to use and a great DIY way to add some insulation. It comes in standard-size 4×8 sheets and ...

A foam cutter built like a coping saw but held parallel to the wire would offer much better control. [Techgenie]’s handheld hot wire foam cutter is a simple build based on a single 18650 and a ...

Non-recyclable, non-biodegradable, petroleum-based EPS (expanded polystyrene) foam packaging is not eco-friendly stuff. There could soon be a greener and snazzier-looking alternative, however, in ...

The inability of our waste collection system to handle polystyrene foam at all simply points out that it shouldn’t be used. Period. We encourage readers to express their views about public issues.

Expanded polystyrene foam, the white fluffy plastic in styrofoam, was banned in food service ware on Jan. 1. But shoppers in CA say its still on the shelves.

Polystyrene, the foam within disposable takeout containers, and EPS are all the same material. Styrofoam, it turns out, is entirely different.

California, the most populous U.S. state and fifth-largest world economy, will effectively ban the use of most expanded plastic foam food containers on January 1, a move conservationists called a ...