A team of chemical engineers based at the University of Bath in the United Kingdom and Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Massachusetts are developing a technique for recycling polystyrene (PS) that ...

Engineers have modelled a new way to recycle polystyrene that could become the first viable way of making the material reusable. The team of chemical engineers, based at the University of Bath in the ...

The styrofoam commonly used to hold our leftovers can take up to 500 years to break down before turning into toxic microplastics that can harm marine life. PhotoAlto/James Hardy/PhotoAlto Agency RF ...

Jan. 9—HIGH POINT — High Point residents now have an option aimed at helping to keep Styrofoam out of the waste stream. A drop-off site is available at a trailer at the city's Ingleside Compost ...

The Foam Recycling Coalition (FRC), Falls Church, Virginia, has opened its grant submission process to support increased recycling of packaging made from foam polystyrene. The FRC, part of the ...

In March, the Agilyx chemical recycling facility in Tigard, the Portland-area’s only public drop-off for Styrofoam recycling, abruptly closed. But the following month, Green Century Recycling in ...

Ocean trash and overflowing landfills have drawn widespread attention to the plastic waste that we put into our environment. In response, communities around the world work hard to reduce, reuse, and ...

While Styrofoam cannot be recycled curbside, Casella has densifiers that can process the material for recycling.

For the company's innovative new process work, it needed technology that is precise, intelligent and dependable BRUSSELS, Sept. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE: ROK), the ...

Polyurethane foam, a ubiquitous synthetic polymer, plays a vital role in modern industry yet presents significant environmental challenges due to its durability and cross-linked structure. Recent ...