In terms of environmental impact, biodiesel fuel is nicer than "ordinary" diesel. Meanwhile, styrofoam is a nasty, non-biodegradable packaging material. Now, like a scene from Back to the Future made ...

Last month, we showed you a company in Santa Cruz that is revolutionizing the packaging industry with its eco-friendly version of polystyrene foam, commonly known as Styrofoam. Now their products are ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A noodle dish in a Styrofoam container with chopsticks - Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images Mistakes happen, but microwaving ...

Next time customers step into their local Dunkin' for a hot latte, they might notice something a bit different about the chain's coffee cups. For decades, the chain's hot drinks were housed in ...

Washington’s ban on Styrofoam plates, coolers, cups, containers and trays goes into effect June 1, 2024. Joe Tarica jtarica@thetribunenews.com Between coolers, takeout containers and cups, polystyrene ...

Maine this week became the first state in the U.S. to ban polystyrene, or Styrofoam, food containers; other states also are considering restrictions on plastic foam materials. Styrofoam's light weight ...

Despite being banned by some states and cities because of the potential for harming the environment, Styrofoam manufacturing increased slightly in the United States in 2022. According to ...

Those bits that come inside your packages are called peanuts, but of course they are made from polystyrene, not anything natural. But what if we could send things packaged in popcorn—the actual food, ...

Since the beginning of the year, the sale and distribution of expanded polystyrene, also known as Styrofoam, has been banned in California. To ensure the ban is effective, the state has launched a ...

New York City will begin officially enforcing its ban on styrofoam beginning Monday. The city outlawed the material on January 1, 2019, but businesses were given a six-month transition period before ...