Plant-based substitute for fossil fuels developed for plastic foams
An environmentally-friendly preparation of plant material from pine could serve as a substitute for petroleum-based chemicals ...
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The World's Fifth-Largest Economy Is About to Ban Most Polystyrene Foam
California law will ban the sale of most plastic foam food ware beginning January 1, 2025 , unless companies can prove that at least 25 percent of the product is recycled. Federal data show less ...
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Is The Party Over For Plastic Foam Foodware Packaging?
Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Jamie Hailstone is a U.K-based reporter, who covers sustainability. There was a time when plastic foam foodware packaging - commonly known ...
The Washington Post24d
Most U.S. schoolchildren toss their lunch trays every day. Here’s a better way.
JOHNSTON, R.I. — Brown Avenue Elementary’s cafeteria looks just like any other, except for one thing. Dotted throughout the noisy lunchroom, new stainless-steel trays now carry the lunches ...
The Coast News12d
Oceanside’s single-use plastic, polystyrene ban in full effect
Oceanside has banned single-use plastics and polystyrene nearly 18 months after adopting an ordinance to reduce environmental waste.
The Maui News3y
Council considers ban on foam coolers, disposable bodyboards
Bodyboards are for sale for less than $10 at a Kahului store on Wednesday. The Maui County Council is considering a bill that would prohibit businesses from selling and renting disposable ...
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The World's Fifth-Largest Economy Is About to Ban Most Polystyrene Foam
California, the most populous U.S. state and fifth-largest world economy, will effectively ban the use of most expanded plastic foam food containers on January 1, a move conservationists called a ...