This year, on International Coastal Cleanup Day last Saturday, volunteers around the world participated in the annual event by collecting and recording trash, cleaning up local beaches and producing ...

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) – For decades, fire departments across Illinois used a firefighting foam, known as Aqueous Film Forming Foam (AFFF), which turned out to be toxic and linked to cancer. The use of ...

New York is set to ban disposable coolers made of polystyrene foam starting next year. The ban goes into effect Jan. 1. Beginning then, no food service provider, manufacturer or store covered by the ...

Although polystyrene consumer products are incredibly common, the economics of recycling means most of this type of plastic waste ends up in landfill. A mechanochemical recycling method may help ...

BELGRADE, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Serbian scientists have been experimenting with mealworms as a way to break down polystyrene. Larisa Ilijin, a principal research fellow at Belgrade’s Institute for ...

A bill that has moved between the Illinois House and Senate would ban the sale and distribution of foam food containers in the state. The Disposable Food Service Container Act, IL-SB1531, would ban ...

(FOX 5/KUSI) — California now has a dedicated webpage for the public to report violations of the statewide ban on foodware made from expanded polystyrene (EPS), commonly known as Styrofoam. Beginning ...

A San Diego chef and caterer is suing foodware maker WinCup, claiming that it continues to sell, distribute and market foam products in California despite a state law that was supposed to ban such ...

July 1 means many things: 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. This year is no exception to that ...

DELAWARE - Senate Bill 51 goes into effect Tuesday, July 1. The bill mandates restaurants not use polystyrene containers, more commonly known as Styrofoam containers. Some business owners say this ...

As summer approaches and Illinoisans come out to our beautiful lakes, parks and downtowns, there’s one thing no one wants to see lying around: polystyrene foam. From takeout containers to coffee cups, ...