State officials launched a “Foam Free Virginia” campaign in line with the legislation. The Virginia Department of ...

Virginia’s ban on Styrofoam is set to take effect July 1, four years after legislators approved its phase-out, with the ...

Expanded polystyrene foam, the white fluffy plastic in styrofoam, was banned in food service ware on Jan. 1. But shoppers in CA say its still on the shelves.

California’s ban on polystyrene was one of the biggest wins for environmentalists in the state’s recent history. It went into effect on Jan. 1 — but no one, including the governor’s office ...

aluminum foil (balled up) or trays (cleaned of food), steel, aluminum and tin cans. You can't recycle: paper towels, napkins, tissues, light bulbs, polystyrene or foam materials, plastic bags ...

Gov. John Carney has signed into law a ban on the use of polystyrene containers in restaurants, making Delaware the 11th state to phase out plastic foam food containers.

Engineers have modeled a new way to recycle polystyrene that could become the first viable way of making the material reusable. Engineers have modelled a new way to recycle polystyrene that could ...

Guoliang Liu at Virginia Tech and his colleagues have developed a method to break down polystyrene and convert it into a chemical that is far more valuable. The process is energy efficient and ...