There is a new styrofoam recycling project in place in Montreal this summer. Styrofoam, also known as polystyrene, is not recycable in most of North America. Because it is very light — 90 per cent of ...

The project proves the feasibility of post-consumer waste becoming a valuable feedstock, thus creating a circular economy for polystyrene. The project also included a commercial and an ecological ...

The Rotary Club of Austin-Southwest organizes a monthly Styrofoam cleaning event aimed at reducing waste and reusing the material. Hosted the first Saturday of every month, the club collects, cleans ...

Most people know it by the brand name Styrofoam, that white foam packaging that comes with most mail-order products, or is used in disposable coffee cups. For the most part, polystyrene ends up in the ...

Researchers at RMIT University have discovered a way to create electricity from Styrofoam. Traditionally considered a major pollutant, Styrofoam is also apparently a surprising source of renewable ...