Why styrofoam is so hard to recycle and what you can do about it

Expanded polystyrene, or styrofoam, is hard to recycle. Reduce usage, repurpose the packaging, or seek out town and shipping ...
The Baltimore Sun

Maryland is set to become the first state to go foam-free. What will it cost?

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X About 115,000 polystyrene foam cups and carry-out containers washed down Baltimore’s Jones Falls ...
nerdist

Popcorn Foam Is a Renewable Alternative to Polystyrene

Every year the world produces 14 million tons of—non-biodegradable—polystyrene foam. The general-purpose plastic is hard, brittle, and cheap. And it forms everything from packing peanuts to disposable ...
Times Union

Start saying goodbye to certain foam containers on Jan. 1

ALBANY - New York's ban on expanded polystyrene foam containers begins Saturday. The material, often marketed as Styrofoam, is used in food packaging but is a major contributor to environmental litter ...