WASHINGTON — School lunches have changed a lot over the years and now they're getting another makeover in six major U.S. cities. Polystyrene foam trays will be swapped out for compostable plates at ...

Dart Container Corp., headquartered in Mason, Michigan, has opened a polystyrene (PS) foam drop-off center in Chicago. The center is accessible by the public 24 hours per day, seven days per week and ...

Washington D.C. believes it has a big problem. This time around it's not about crime or corrupt politicians, but rather polystyrene foam containers. Starting in January 2016, food and beverages that ...

Expanded polystyrene (EPS), also known as polystyrene foam, is a versatile and lightweight plastic. One key market for EPS is in packaging, where it’s used widely for take-out foodservice and to ...

Town of Gilford, New Hampshire, has received a $50,000 grant from the Falls Church, Virginia-based Foodservice Packaging Institute’s Foam Recycling Coalition to add a Foam Cycle system to its solid ...

Fourteen companies in the polystyrene industry are forming an alliance to try to increase recycling and get their material a coveted "widely recyclable" status on labels. In a Jan. 28 announcement, ...