"The use of polystyrene products poses significant public health and environmental risks," Councilor Coletta Zapata said, per ...

California has implemented a ban on producers of expanded polystyrene food ware from selling or distributing these products ...

The ban on single-use polystyrene foam, often known as Styrofoam, was signed into law in late 2020 after environmentalists have long pushed for it. The substance can take hundreds of years or more ...

Over 27 million tons of single-use polystyrene packaging are produced worldwide each year, yet only 12% is recycled - most ends up in landfills after its initial use. Researchers at RMIT ...

Australia imports about 52,000 tonnes of polystyrene resin every year, to make into things like insulation, as well as single-use packaging for white goods and packing beads for posting boxes.