Mistakes happen, but microwaving styrofoam is pretty high on the list of blunders that you should really try to avoid. In fact, it's one of the biggest mistakes people make when reheating food.

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The Rotary Club of Austin-Southwest organizes a monthly Styrofoam cleaning event aimed at reducing waste and reusing the material. Hosted the first Saturday of every month, the club collects ...

EAST CLEVELAND, Ohio – Loiter Café and Marketplace and the Cuyahoga Land Bank have settled their dueling lawsuits over the former Mickey’s Building in East Cleveland. Loiter has been open ...

A city-wide Styrofoam recycling event is coming to Naperville next month. On Aug. 10, anyone wanting to get rid of the styrene plastic products often used for packaging, insulation and crafts can ...

EAST CLEVELAND, Ohio – Ismail Samad, operator of Loiter Café & Marketplace, says he already has burned one week of the allotted 30 days a Cuyahoga County judge recently gave him to open the ...

APPLETON – In an era of online shopping and meal delivery programs, families might find themselves beset by an influx of polystyrene foam. From frozen food delivery containers to protective ...

It’s a new year, and that means the end of Styrofoam to-go containers in Oregon. As of Jan. 1, a new state law takes effect that bans restaurants and food carts from using polystyrene foam ...

California’s ban on Styrofoam will now be enforced after the plastic industry failed to show a 25% recycling rate of the material last year. CalRecycle, the state’s department of resources ...

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ohio (WTRF) – One local company celebrated Earth Day this year by becoming the first facility in the region to offer a way to recycle Styrofoam. 7News got a behind the scenes ...

Styrofoam accounts for 30% of waste in the landfill, according to Lott Industries. The company has been recycling styrofoam for over two years, and it wants to expand its mission in the community ...

However, one viral hack claims you can protect your pipes by using a Styrofoam cup, which has Texans turning to trusty Whataburger cups. But does using a Whataburger cup to protect exposed pipes ...