Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed several bills last month aimed at reducing plastic and polystyrene use. Two other bills environmental advocates say are important steps to improving reusable systems and ...

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

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For those of you who love the ease of tossing out polystyrene foam containers when you finish dinner, the days of these single-use ...

After more than a decade of negotiations and failed efforts to reduce the use of plastics, Illinois lawmakers are considering legislation that would prohibit large retailers from offering single-use ...

Researchers have found a way to upcycle plastic waste into more valuable products, which they say could help tackle the growing accumulation of non-degradable waste polluting our cities and ...

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 ...

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Polystyrene-Plastic Material and Resins Market (2024 Edition): Analysis by End-User Industry (Packaging Industry, Construction, Consumer, Electronics, and Other End-User ...

Anti-plastic campaigners have achieved limited initial success in passing bans based on the toxic health effects of some plastic types, especially those that contain known carcinogens and ...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency has long cautioned the hazards of polystyrene manufacturing processes and the effects on humans, wildlife and the environment. Senate Bill 51 aims to ...