image: Have you ever seen a foam cup appear to melt away in acetone? Foam cups, bowls and containers are made of a lightweight but strong material -- expanded polystyrene. How then does acetone reduce ...

Over 27 million tons of single-use polystyrene packaging are produced worldwide each year, yet only 12% is recycled - most ends up in landfills after its initial use. Researchers at RMIT University ...

TIGARD, Ore. (PORTLAND TRIBUNE) — Portland has an extensive waste and recycling program for garbage, bottles, cans, food waste, yard waste and paper — but where do all the plastics go? Things like ...

OCEANSIDEOCEANSIDE — Sandal and apparel company Reef plans to collect polystyrene foam, or Styrofoam, at Buccaneer Beach Thursday. The foam, commonly used for packaging items such as televisions or ...

Researchers from The University of Manchester are using polystyrene particles rather than expensive polymers to make the next generation of solar cells, which are used to make solar panels, more ...

The "Polystyrene Industry Outlook to 2030 - Capacity and Capital Expenditure Forecasts with Details of All Active and Planned Plants" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

I continue to avoid buying Styrofoam, but I don’t really know why. In middle school, I remember being told not to chew on Styrofoam cups because the action of breaking the Styrofoam would deplete the ...