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

Will your next house have walls of the same material used to make plastic coffee cups? Polystyrene foam, reinforced with concrete, is shaping up as one of the most-likely-to-succeed alternative ...

Question: There’s a recycling symbol on Styrofoam containers so why aren’t we allowed to recycle them? Answer: Styrofoam is a brand name for expanded polystyrene foam. These containers are marked with ...

Microwaving styrofoam, or EPS, can break the container and cause chemicals to leech out faster. Use microwave-safe glass ...

JOHNSON COUNTY (CBS 11 NEWS) - That bump on the road is never good. But on some roads, it's unavoidable. Engineers say natural settling of dirt under highways and roads create bumps and cracks in the ...

HUDSON, TX (KTRE) - A Hudson couple is taking a unique spin on home building by using an environmentally friendly method to build their family home. Shannon and Lesa Cockrell are teachers at Hudson ...

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

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

Siding with the Florida Retail Federation and upholding the constitutionality of state laws, an appeals court Wednesday rejected a 2016 move by the city of Coral Gables to ban the use of Styrofoam ...

The house is so peaceful that Michael and Susan Mullendore had to install microphones to hear the outside brook trickling through the yard. “It’s wonderfully quiet; still and quiet,” Susan said of her ...