A law passed in 2022 required producers of plastic foam foodware to demonstrate a recycling rate of 25% by 2025 to continue ...

Plastic foam is made with hazardous chemicals, like its main building block styrene, which is toxic to the human nervous system. Styrene is linked to cancer and considered a probable human carcinogen ...

From seat cushions to mattresses to insulation, foam is everywhere—even if we don't always see it. Now, researchers at The ...

Researchers have developed 3D-printed foam claimed to be more durable and more recyclable than polymer foam in everyday ...

Swiss furniture brand Vitra has announced the development of a world-first easily recyclable polyurethane foam, developed in ...

UT Dallas researchers created a durable, self-repairing, and more recyclable 3D-printed foam using dynamic chemistry, opening ...

Several states across the US have recently implemented or are preparing to introduce bans on polystyrene foam products.