Last month, we showed you a company in Santa Cruz that is revolutionizing the packaging industry with its eco-friendly version of polystyrene foam, commonly known as Styrofoam. Now their products are ...

Plastic foam like Styrofoam is a ubiquitous, harmful and nearly immortal single-use material that is long overdue for a good, green replacement — and Cruz Foam is here to supply it. The startup ...

Meghan Knapp of Stanley's Tavern shows the aluminum containers the popular hangout north of Wilmington uses instead of Styrofoam. (Cris Barrish/WHYY) From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey ...

It’s not just plastic and paper bags that will be going away May 4 once New Jersey’s single-use plastic bag ban goes into effect statewide. Styrofoam products — including cups, plates, and to-go ...

Researchers at RMIT University have discovered a way to create electricity from Styrofoam. Traditionally considered a major pollutant, Styrofoam is also apparently a surprising source of renewable ...