Still, the upcycling of polystyrene into defined products with a clear market using inexpensive, earth-abundant catalysts is an important advance, Leibfarth says.

City Councilman Chris Ward Thursday introduced a proposal to ban products made with Styrofoam, or expanded polystyrene, in San Diego, citing adverse effects on local waterways and the coastline.

Burbank officials have taken the first steps to free the city of polystyrene and other single-use plastic materials. The City Council unanimously voted last week to direct city staff to hire a cons… ...

A Belgian UFO photograph that became a worldwide hit was faked with a piece of polystyrene, one of the people behind the picture has revealed more than 20 years later in a TV interview.