Why styrofoam is so hard to recycle and what you can do about it

Expanded polystyrene, or styrofoam, is hard to recycle. Reduce usage, repurpose the packaging, or seek out town and shipping ...
USA Today

Is it safe to microwave food in Styrofoam containers? It depends.

Despite being banned by some states and cities because of the potential for harming the environment, Styrofoam manufacturing increased slightly in the United States in 2022. According to ...
The Olympian

Washington’s statewide Styrofoam ban goes into effect June 1. Here’s what you need to know

Washington’s ban on Styrofoam plates, coolers, cups, containers and trays goes into effect June 1, 2024. Joe Tarica [email protected] Between coolers, takeout containers and cups, polystyrene ...
The Post-Crescent

Don't know what to throw away or recycle this holiday season? Here's how you can recycle Styrofoam

APPLETON - This holiday season, your household will probably have a bag full of polystyrene foam that, in years prior, likely ended up in the trash. This year, Outagamie County's Recycling and Solid ...
The Herald-Sun

8 hard-to-recycle items and what to do with them in the Raleigh or Durham areas

These seven items can’t be recycled through Raleigh’s curbside program, but that doesn’t mean they can’t be recycled at all. Learn how you can recycle plastic bags, styrofoam materials, pizza boxes ...
WOSU Public Media

Five tons of Styrofoam lead UC professor to start campus recycling program

Styrofoam is useful in protecting items in transit, but not so much for the environment. The holidays bring gifts, many of which are padded with Styrofoam. Many of us simply throw away that Styrofoam ...
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Kalamazoo Public Schools swaps out Styrofoam lunch trays

Starting Friday, Oct. 17, Kalamazoo Public Schools students will eat their lunch off biodegradable trays. The change will be more environmentally friendly than the Styrofoam trays the district has ...