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.

The Kent County Department of Public Works (DPW) has opened a polystyrene (PS) drop-off, providing West Michigan residents a way to recycle foam PS, commonly called Styrofoam, a notoriously stubborn ...

The Kent County Department of Public Works (DPW) has opened a polystyrene (PS) drop-off, providing West Michigan residents a way to recycle foam PS, commonly called Styrofoam, a notoriously stubborn ...

“Expanded polystyrene foam (PS) has proven significantly more difficult to collect and recycle resulting in it becoming, as the report states, one of the most common types of marine plastic ...

The methodology was further validated with postconsumer plastics. Black PS products, such as foam trays, food containers, and coffee cup lids─materials that already contain carbon black─were ...

Postconsumer black polystyrene samples, including foamed polystyrene (PS foam), food containers, coffee cup lids, etc., were subjected to our standard depolymerization conditions without additional ...

NEW YORK, Nov. 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Report on how AI is driving market transformation - The polystyrene (PS) market in europe size is estimated to grow by USD 885.9 million from 2024-2028 ...

Engineered microbes can take a bite out of plastic waste The WHOI researchers speculated whether foam versions of these bioplastics could enhance their use and their biodegradability. CDA foams could, ...

Polystyrene (PS) foam is the most common foam used with epoxy resins. The foam hasn’t gained a huge following because it’s difficult to shape and can take twice as long to produce the same result.

This innovation explicitly targets white foam waste, a type of POLYSTYRENE (PS) foam used for cushioning and cooling boxes, which has consistently increased in volume.