The Polystyrene Recycling Alliance, an industry-led group that aims to grow recycling systems and end markets for many types of PS, is working to develop an inventory of U.S. and Canada-based end ...

In conversations about plastics and sustainability, one question consistently rises to the surface: can this material truly be part of a circular economy? For polystyrene, found in everything from ...

Engineers have modeled a new way to recycle polystyrene that could become the first viable way of making the material reusable. The chemical method identified to tackle hard-to-recycle packaging ...

Expanded polystyrene (EPS), also known as polystyrene foam, is a versatile and lightweight plastic. One key market for EPS is in packaging, where it’s used widely for take-out foodservice and to ...

Expanded polystyrene (EPS) is a lightweight, versatile material used in packaging, insulation, industrial and consumer goods. Despite its recyclability, misconceptions often categorize EPS alongside ...

Newswise — Polystyrene, a prominent polymer utilized in plastic tableware and insulating materials, has been extensively employed but poses recycling challenges. In a breakthrough study published in ...

Cincinnati — Justin Riney is unapologetic about his love for plastics. But he also understands the company he works for makes plastics that are a target for detractors. As sustainability commercial ...

The project proves the feasibility of post-consumer waste becoming a valuable feedstock, thus creating a circular economy for polystyrene. The project also included a commercial and an ecological ...

The polystyrene industry is mounting a data-driven challenge to the material's "problematic and unnecessary" designation, presenting evidence that existing recycling infrastructure already supports ...

FRANKFURT, Germany, Sept. 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The first truckloads of recycled styrene monomer (SM) have arrived at INEOS Styrolution's Antwerp site. The material was supplied by Indaver from its ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A city-wide Styrofoam recycling event is coming to Naperville next month. On Aug. 10, anyone wanting to get rid of the styrene ...