The town asks residents to make sure there is no other trash, such as plastic, mixed with the Styrofoam they bring to recycle. For more information, call 781-751-9213. Conversation ...

Plastic foam containers made from expanded polystyrene (usually called Styrofoam), like this Dunkin' Donuts coffee cup, would be banned under a proposed ordinance in Boston. Boston City Council ...

Boston businesses and residents generate about 1.2 million tons of waste every year. About 75% of it ends up in incinerators or landfills. The city released its new plan to cut that amount to 20% ...

Boston’s looking to cut down on waste by expanding composting and recycling programs, with the goal of cutting trash by 90% by 2050 — even as other cities and towns chuck their increasingly ...

Chemical Engineering Lab Coordinator Emily Edwards and Research Assistant in the Electrical Engineering Department Abbey Licht are working to promote more effective ways of recycling Styrofoam at ...