DAVENPORT, Iowa — Hundreds of thousands of expanded polystyrene foam products, more commonly known as Styrofoam, are manufactured each year in the U.S. It's used to make takeout containers, disposable ...

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 ...

Each year, more than 20 million tons of polystyrene, or Styrofoam, accumulate on earth. It’s on your take-out container, food ...

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 ...

Waste plastics come in many forms. While some waste plastics are easily recyclable, others can pose significant challenges.

Reduce, reuse, recycle. So many of us heard those three words repeatedly when growing up. And yet, despite the simple phrase, recycling in the U.S. is anything but. In fact, the complexities of U.S.

The Meredith Rotary Club, with the cooperation of the Meredith Department of Public Works, is offering the communities of Meredith and Center Harbor a polystyrene (Styrofoam) collection day ...

I was delighted to read the article about recycling Styrofoam in Lake Zurich. How commendable. Polystyrene is such a toxic substance for the environment that finding a place to recycle it is marvelous ...

A city-wide Styrofoam recycling event is coming to Naperville next month. On Aug. 10, anyone wanting to get rid of the styrene plastic products often used for packaging, insulation and crafts can drop ...