A machine that could make the recycling of polystyrene more cost effective has been launched by Rotherham firm Purex International. Speaking to letsrecycle.com this week, the company said its ...

POLYSTYRENE packaging material delivered to the Greater Toowoomba Waste Management Facility soon will be recycled for use in cladding and flooring products. Toowoomba Regional Council water and waste ...

PITTSBURGH, Feb. 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create a machine to effectively break down expanded polystyrene foam to reduce its impact on landfill space," said an inventor, from McCordsville ...

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory, along with partners from Clemson University, have discovered a low-energy process that breaks down polystyrene, a plastic widely used in ...

In 2019, almost 7,000 tons of expanded polystyrene – commonly referred to by its acronym, EPS, or the trademarked name of one of its products, Styrofoam – went into the Franklin County Sanitary ...

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