Commercial LPG cylinder now Rs 24 cheaper With the latest rates coming into effect, the retail price of a 19-kg commercial LPG cylinder in Delhi now stands at Rs 1,723.50. Earlier, the price was Rs ...

Polystyrene, as useful as it seemed, is a harmful substance, known to leak toxic chemicals. The foam-like structure can cause it to break into small pieces, which are easily carried away in the wind.

Styrofoam coffee cups, plates, clamshell takeout containers and other food service items made with expanded polystyrene plastic can still be found in restaurants and on store shelves, despite a ...

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.

The Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS), Washington, has formed the Polystyrene Recycling Alliance (PSRA), a collaborative effort designed to unite the polystyrene (PS) and expandable polystyrene ...

For the μSBS test, a metallic jig was coupled to a mechanical testing machine (OM100, Odeme Dental Research, Luzerna, SC, Brazil), and the polystyrene cylinder containing the ceramic block was placed ...

Science Electronics plastic sustainability New invention harvests static energy from waste polystyrene to produce electricity Transforming pollution into power By Zo Ahmed November 5, 2024, 8:29 ...

Polystyrene can take hundreds of years to break down. Palmerston North has a new drop-off point for all clean household polystyrene. The Ferguson Street Recycling Centre is now accepting household ...

As we near its 100th anniversary, expanded polystyrene (EPS) has become widely used in various industries and applications, especially in construction. Since 1970, EPS has been used in building ...

What they did — To turn trash into treasure, Liu and his team devised a cheap way to “upcycle” discarded polystyrene into a useful material. First, the researchers broke down the plastic by ...

Polystyrene usage can be contradicted with various points of the Sustainable Development Goals. One of them is related to SDG Four and Five, which are “Life Below Water” and “Life On Land”.