Styrofoam cups that would otherwise be thrown away are ideal seedling starters. Although styrofoam (also known as extruded polystyrene foam) is much maligned because it takes hundreds of years to ...

Clamshell containers, cups and other food ware items made from expanded polystyrene foam are popularly—though incorrectly—called Styrofoam, which is a registered brand name for styrene foam ...

A new study overcomes a key challenge to switching commercial aircraft in the U.S. from their near-total reliance on fossil fuels to more sustainable aviation fuels. The study details a cost-effective ...

It’s a new year, and that means the end of Styrofoam to-go containers in Oregon. As of Jan. 1, a new state law takes effect that bans restaurants and food carts from using polystyrene foam, commonly ...

New research from U of I suggests that polystyrene, a material found in solo cups, could actually fuel jet planes.

The government has announced plans to ban single-use plastic cutlery, plates and polystyrene cups in England as part of what it calls a "war on plastic". Ministers said the move would help to ...

Photo of a polystyrene cup holding the polystyrene shreds that can be converted into the jet fuel additive, ethylbenzene. On the right are three jars holding the chemical end-products of the process.