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 ...

These polystyrene foam containers are made of styrene, a chemical that the Food and Drug Administration has labeled a possible carcinogen that can leach into hot food. Plastic foam is also hard to ...

Expanded polystyrene foam, commonly but inaccurately known by the trade name Styrofoam (which is a material produced for building insulation or craftwork [1],), has been in use since the 1960s.

“Every block of expanded polystyrene foam has a statue inside it and it is the task of the dual-arm hot wire-wielding robot to discover it.” — [Michelangelo], probably. But hot-wire cutters ...

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 ...

Lightweight and versatile, molded polystyrene foam is a commercial building material that despite being commonly used remains somewhat misunderstood. Frequently identified by the misnomer ...

Fortuna Cools makes coolers out of that waste instead of the commonly used expanded polystyrene foam, often incorrectly called styrofoam. We make more than 14 million tons of this hard-to-recycle ...

Oceanside has banned single-use plastics and polystyrene nearly 18 months after adopting an ordinance to reduce environmental waste.

When it is used in home construction—maybe as a marketing tactic—it’s not typically referred to as foam in the specification process, but rather as expanded polystyrene or EPS, which is a ...