Social media is rife with truly strange trends – whether it be harmless dances or somewhat dangerous food trends such as the ...

A new report by Oceana warns plastic foam has become an “ever-present part of modern life” and must be phased out at a local, ...

Plastic foam is made with hazardous chemicals, like its main building block styrene, which is toxic to the human nervous system. Styrene is linked to cancer and considered a probable human carcinogen ...

According to projections, the expanded polystyrene (EPS) packaging market is estimated to grow from USD 13,179 million in ...

Yes, packing peanuts — the styrofoam nuggets that are typically used to safeguard your most fragile objects during shipping. In a now-deleted video posted on TikTok —the same video is still ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Packing peanuts made from a material called polystyrene are used to protect products while being shipped. Yet, these little pieces of foam can have several other ...

The General Assembly’s Environment Committee passed a bill on March 24 that will ban plastic utensils, straws, stirrers, and ...

Now, researchers at Purdue University have shown how to manufacture carbon-nanoparticle and microsheet anodes from polystyrene and starch-based packing peanuts, respectively. “We were getting a ...

The researchers used different plastic types (polystyrene, such as the packing peanuts used for shipping; polyethylene, found in plastic zip-top bags; and polypropylene, which is found in crates ...

It's very important to note that not all packing peanuts are created equal. In fact, a majority of them are still made from styrofoam, which you do not want to eat. According to the National ...