Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory and their partners from Clemson University have discovered a green, low-energy process to break down polystyrene, a type of plastic that ...

Engineers have modeled a new way to recycle polystyrene that could become the first viable way of making the material reusable. The chemical method identified to tackle hard-to-recycle packaging ...

The rollout extends circular attributes beyond polystyrene to BOPS sheets, food-packaging sheets and Denka Polymer containers ...

Scientists assessed changes in the gut microbiome of superworms (Zophobas morio) in a new study. The University of Queensland Researchers in Australia have identified enzymes in the gut of certain ...

Dublin, Feb. 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Polystyrene (PS) World, Regions and Countries Market Analysis 2019-2024 and Outlook to 2034" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

Ottawa, July 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The global polystyrene market volume was valued at 40.09 million tons in 2024 and is projected to hit around 62.33 million tons by 2034, growing at a compound ...

This year marks the 90th anniversary of polystyrene, and while some have argued it’s time for this and other polymers to retire, others envision a greener future for the material. Polystyrene sprang ...

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The higher the recycling code number, the less likely that polymer is recycled. Thus, companies involved in markets for numbers like SPI code #6 and #7 face a heady challenge on the sustainability ...

Polystyrene comes in pleasing shapes but where does it end up? (Picture: Getty) Plastics waste is now a waking environmental nightmare that no world leader can afford to ignore. The insane excess of ...

Engineers have modeled a new way to recycle polystyrene that could become the first viable way of making the material reusable. Engineers have modelled a new way to recycle polystyrene that could ...