Polystyrene foam bodyboards aren't the only common beach-day items banned in Hawaii in order to protect its environment. In 2018, the Aloha State made history as the first U.S. state to enact a law ...

Gov. John Carney has signed into law a ban on the use of polystyrene containers in restaurants, making Delaware the 11th state to phase out plastic foam food containers. Here is a recap of the law, ...

A trash boom is set up in Tijuana to prevent tons of plastics and other garbage from flowing into the United States. (Alejandro Tamayo / San Diego Union-Tribune) On Jan. 1, polystyrene packaging ...

Dublin, Nov. 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Polystyrene-Plastic Material And Resins Market With Impact Analysis of US Tariffs (2025 Edition)" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's ...

Plastics are truly incredible. They're typically cheap to make, safe for many applications, and they last just about forever. When they're being used, they're the perfect solution to many problems, ...

Polystyrene is a widespread plastic that is essentially not recyclable when mixed with other materials and is not biodegradable. A research team has now introduced a biohybrid catalyst that oxidizes ...

A trio of companies from different nations has announced a partnership designed to recycle polystyrene packaging collected in consumer curbside and drop-off recycling systems and from sources such as ...

Last week, San Diego’s city council voted to ban polystyrene food and beverage containers. Some local restaurant owners fought the ban, saying alternative packaging would be too expensive. The city of ...

SILVERTON – Silverton joined the growing number of Oregon cities banning plastic bags and polystyrene containers when its city council voted Monday night. Statewide bans on the products could be next.

Plastic trash is a big problem for the world’s oceans and lakes, and for the creatures that depend on them for life. Happily, the public is starting to wake up to the fact that decades of wanton use ...

On Jan. 1, polystyrene packaging became illegal to sell, distribute or import into California — the result of a landmark waste law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom in 2022, and heralded by lawmakers and ...