Styrofoam

Plastic Money: Under the Influence of Styrofoam

Matthew Spiegl | Posted 05.09.2012

Matthew Spiegl

Delaying the citywide ban on Styrofoam is an act of urban cowardice. It is not only a betrayal of the environment, but of the people as well.

10,000 Publix Shoppers Demand Change

Posted 12.22.2011

After Maura O'Donnell's husband came home from Publix for "nth" time with fruits and veggies on Styrofoam trays, she thought, "Why am I yelling at him...

Elise Foley

Former Koch Exec Supplying House's New Styrofoam Cups

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 05.25.2011

WASHINGTON -- Former Koch Industries executive George Wurtz owns WinCup, which supplies the styrofoam cups now littering the building following the Ho...

Life Cycle: Styrofoam: Mark of the Plastic Beast

Simran Sethi | Posted 05.25.2011

Simran Sethi

Life Cycle is a series of posts that looks at the life and death of everyday things. Your Styrofoam lunch container of Mooshu pork is labeled with...

Eco-Dilemma: When Organic Eggs Are Sold In Styrofoam

Modern Eco Homes | Posted 05.25.2011

I was in the store yesterday picking up some of my favorite organic foods and found myself in an interesting environmental and organic dilemma. I n...

Replacing Styrofoam With Fungi, But Can It Scale?

nytimes.com | Laura Shin | Posted 05.25.2011

Now, the company he founded with classmate Gavin McIntyre -- Ecovative Design -- is angling to provide not just a mass-market, organic insulation mate...

Styrofoam Statue Of Liberty Draws Outrage From Environmentalists

Earthfirst | Posted 05.25.2011

Perhaps it's a fitting tribute to a country that wore the 'Biggest Polluter' crown for so long: a 130-foot, 50,000-lb replica of the Statue of Liberty...