Polystyrene foam is still being sold in the state of California despite a ban that went into effect on Jan. 1, 2025. (Susanne Rust/Los Angeles Times) Same with the restaurant supply shop KaTom ...

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 ...

Recycling centers are partnering with local municipalities across the nation to recycle polystyrene foam, which is diverting thousands of cubic feet of waste from landfills.

Senate Bill 51, which bans polystyrene foam containers and other single-use plastics in restaurants, has passed both ...

Councilmember Paul Koretz, who originally introduced the ordinance, called expanded polystyrene “toxic from production to usage to landfill.” Compounds in the foam are known carcinogens ...