It's Canada Day, the U.S. is coming up on a long July 4 weekend, summer has fully settled in and it often marks when new laws take effect.

Clean polystyrene foam: Bring it to the Foam Dome Outagamie County purchased a $75,000 polystyrene foam densifier — nicknamed the Foam Dome — in 2021 from Foam Cycle of New Jersey.

A law passed in 2022 banning food establishments in Delaware from providing ready-to-eat food in polystyrene containers takes effect July 1.

Applying the technique to post-consumer food materials and coffee cup lids, the researchers found that up to 53% of the polystyrene turned into styrene monomer under LED lights.

Ban needed on polystyrene foam Posted June 16, 2025 4:00 am As summer approaches and Illinoisans come out to our beautiful lakes, parks and downtowns, there’s one thing no one wants to see lying ...

Senate Bill 543 would phase out polystyrene foam dishware, packing peanuts and coolers, and will prohibit the use of PFAS, the so-called “forever chemicals,” in food packaging. It takes effect ...

It appears Republicans and Democrats may have found something to agree on – foam-based docks don’t belong in New York’s waterways. Earlier this year, state Sen. Mark Walczyk, R-Watertown, introduced S ...

Aside from few and far between drop-off centers, such as in Winnetka and Highland Park, polystyrene foam food ware recycling is hard to come by for everyday consumers in the Chicago area.

Foam and fiberglass composite surfboards made their debut in the 1940s after World War II accelerated innovation on construction materials. Fiberglass fins were introduced in the 1960s, replacing ...

“Breaking up is hard to do, but when a relationship is toxic you must set it free,” said state Sen. Janeen Sollman, a Hillsboro Democrat and one of the bill’s chief sponsors. “Polystyrene ...

Consumers are encouraged to drop off Styrofoam and other expandable polystyrene foam for recycling. This includes the hard packaging one might find protecting a new TV or computer monitor.