The town asks residents to make sure there is no other trash, such as plastic, mixed with the Styrofoam they bring to recycle. For more information, call 781-751-9213. Conversation ...

Plastic foam containers made from expanded polystyrene (usually called Styrofoam), like this Dunkin' Donuts coffee cup, would be banned under a proposed ordinance in Boston. Boston City Council ...

Boston’s looking to cut down on waste by expanding composting and recycling programs, with the goal of cutting trash by 90% by 2050 — even as other cities and towns chuck their increasingly ...

Boston businesses and residents generate about 1.2 million tons of waste every year. About 75% of it ends up in incinerators or landfills. The city released its new plan to cut that amount to 20% ...

Chemical Engineering Lab Coordinator Emily Edwards and Research Assistant in the Electrical Engineering Department Abbey Licht are working to promote more effective ways of recycling Styrofoam at ...