Plastic Waste

environment-and-sustainability

Styrofoam, commonly used for food service and packaging, raises persistent questions about how it breaks down in the environment and waste systems. This guide explains the diffe...

environment

Styrofoam, typically extruded polystyrene (XPS) or expanded polystyrene (EPS), resists decomposition for hundreds of years rather than months under typical landfill conditions....

environment

Plastic bags in the ocean are lightweight, petroleum‑based packaging items that enter marine environments through mismanaged waste, inadequate waste infrastructure, and improp...