A ban on sales of styrofoam products used in food service was supposed to have taken effect Jan. 1, but California hasn’t taken steps to enforce it. CalRecycle, the state agency tasked with ...

An industry group says expanded polystyrene packaging has reached its 31 percent recycling rate thanks to business-to-business efforts. “EPS is being recycled in increasing quantities, and the growth ...

From its accidental discovery in a German apothecary shop in 1839 to becoming one of the world's most versatile and widely produced plastics, polystyrene has shaped modern manufacturing, packaging, ...

Polystyrene foam is still being sold in the state of California despite a ban that went into effect on Jan. 1, 2025. (Susanne Rust/Los Angeles Times) Styrofoam coffee cups, plates, clamshell takeout ...