Our brains are increasingly plastic. Minuscule shards and flakes of polymers are surprisingly abundant in brain tissue, a study of postmortem brains shows.

First, you need to use extruded polystyrene foam (typically blue or pink), as opposed to the white, beady foam sheets. This ...

Cayuga Climate Action will host two polystyrene foam recycling events from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 8.

"SCS and Plarebel sign reciprocal membership agreement" was originally created and published by Packaging Gateway, a GlobalData owned brand. The Fed chair will answer questions after the central ...

This could prompt further study and possible treatments. 8th-grader makes concerning discovery about tumor formation during ...

In 2023, the Oregon legislature passed Senate Bill 543, which bans many uses of polystyrene foam (commonly known by its brand name, Styrofoam) in ...

Mexico's national plastics industry association, Anipac, is engaging with legislators who are planning to ban single-use ...

In a new study, researchers at Oregon State University discovered that weathered microfibers have a similar effect to ...

Microplastics, defined as tiny plastic pieces less than five millimeters in size, are linked to serious health conditions such as endocrine disruptions and metabolic disorders. The problem? They're in ...

The January 18 expanded polystyrene (commonly referred to as Styrofoam or EPS) collection event held at the department of ...

The polystyrene in #6 plastic items can be found in many household products, such as drinking cups. Once the polystyrene is ...

As of January 1, 2025, California restaurant workers’ hourly wages increased, cannabis dispensaries received a boost, and ...