Expanded polystyrene foam, typically used in everything from packaging for new TVs to carry-out food containers, but Jeffrey McNaught, owner of Edgewater Surf in Rocky River, found an eco-friendly ...

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

Styrofoam's Demise Is Finally Here — and It's all Thanks to Dead Shrimp. Environmentally friendly Cruz Foam breaks down completely in just 103 days.