In 2023, the Oregon legislature passed Senate Bill 543, which bans many uses of polystyrene foam (commonly known by its brand name, Styrofoam) in ...

Mexico's national plastics industry association, Anipac, is engaging with legislators who are planning to ban single-use ...

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It turns out that the black plastic lid atop your coffee cup has a superpower. And the Stache Lab at Princeton Chemistry, which uncovered it, is exploiting that property to recycle at least two major ...

With some polystyrene products facing bans and deselection, a new PS industry alliance aims to boost recycling of their ...

This startling mechanism for promoting depolymerization relies on an additive that many plastics already contain: a pigment called carbon black that gives plastic its black color. Through a process ...

However, one viral hack claims you can protect your pipes by using a Styrofoam cup, which has Texans turning to trusty Whataburger cups. But does using a Whataburger cup to protect exposed pipes ...

This startling mechanism for promoting depolymerization relies on an additive that many plastics already contain: a pigment called carbon black that gives plastic its black color. Through a process ...

Can drinking tea or coffee from paper cups be harmful? Yes! Hot beverages can release microplastics and toxic chemicals, ...