Polystyrene, the polymer commonly used to make foam packaging, insulation, and food containers, is notoriously difficult to recycle. Instead of turning the material into new polystyrene products, ...

Researchers in China have developed a method to convert polystyrene plastic waste into valuable chemicals using solar energy ...

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 Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS), Washington, has formed the Polystyrene Recycling Alliance (PSRA), a collaborative effort designed to unite the polystyrene (PS) and expandable polystyrene ...

Turning waste into wealth may no longer be just a marketing slogan, as a team of researchers in China has found an eco-friendly way to do exactly that. The abundant sunlight our planet receives was ...

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 ...

Expanded polystyrene (EPS), also known as polystyrene foam, is a versatile and lightweight plastic. One key market for EPS is in packaging, where it’s used widely for take-out foodservice and to ...

This new recycling method would create an incentive for polystyrene to be collected and recycled instead of going into landfills or becoming plastic pollution. "I think it's important for people to ...

Despite the best efforts of suppliers and industry groups, polystyrene is generally viewed as unrecyclable and therefore environmentally unfriendly. In fact, less than 5% of polystyrene from packaging ...

This holiday season, try giving the planet a present as well — recycling as much of your Christmas aftermath you can. According to Stanford, Americans throw away 25% more trash during the Thanksgiving ...